
S – Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.
Proverbs 5:18 CSB
O – “Pleasure” –
sâmach, to brighten up, i.e. (fig.) be (caus. make) blithe or gleesome:— cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy (-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, × very.
The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words
A – Although there is a sexual undertone of wisdom in the verses leading up to this verse, the “pleasure” has a wider application. After 35 years of marriage, the joy, elation and completeness that comes with a marriage centered on Christ has a wide application. It isn’t perfect, but it encompasses all that we do together. And, gives us a confident foundation when we are apart.
R – Lord, thank you for the gift of my wife. I am grateful for the confidence and trust we have established over the years. You are the center of our marriage. You have blessed as a couple and in our individual walks with you.