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Book 5 (Psalms 107-150)
Psalm 107
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures.
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Psalm 118
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures.
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures.
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It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he provides for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
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Psalm 136
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures.
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May the godly strike me in love and correct me. May my head not refuse choice oil. Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
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The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.
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The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.
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The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.
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A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
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The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious—the king will be his friend.
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Covetousness
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.
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The Desire for Love
The Beloved to Her Lover:
Oh, how I wish you would kiss me passionately! For your lovemaking is more delightful than wine.
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The Beloved to Her Lover:
Oh, how handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how delightful you are! The lush foliage is our canopied bed;
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The Beloved about Her Lover:
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
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The Arrival of the Lover
The Beloved about Her Lover:
Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!
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My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice.
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The Dove in the Clefts of En Gedi
The Lover to His Beloved:
O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain crags, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
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The Foxes in the Vineyard
The Beloved to Her Lover:
Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyard is in bloom.
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Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
The Beloved about Her Lover:
My lover is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.
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The Lost Lover is Found
The Beloved about Her Lover:
All night long on my bed I longed for my lover. I longed for him but he never appeared.
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The Trials of Love: The Beloved’s Dream of Losing Her Lover
The Beloved about Her Lover:
I was asleep, but my mind was dreaming. Listen! My lover is knocking at the door! The Lover to His Beloved:
“Open for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one! My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
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Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
The Beloved about Her Lover:
I am my lover’s and my lover is mine; he grazes among the lilies.
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Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
The Beloved about Her Lover:
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
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The Awakening of Love
The Maidens about His Beloved:
Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? The Beloved to Her Lover:
Under the apple tree I aroused you; there your mother conceived you, there she who bore you was in labor of childbirth.