He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.\par
Whither is thy beloved gone,\par\tab O thou fairest among women?\par\tab Whither hath thy beloved turned him,\par\tab That we may seek him with thee?\par
And Jesus said unto them, {\cf6 Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.
And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the {\i disciples} of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.