Song of Solomon 1:1-17
THE SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 1. The Church's Longing for Christ.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 1. The Church's Longing for Christ.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. This superscription clearly names Solomon as the author of the prophetic poem contained in this book, and the many references throughout the book fully substantiate his authorship.... [ Continue Reading ]
Let Him kiss me with the kisses, with one of the kisses, OF HIS MOUTH; FOR THY LOVE IS BETTER THAN WINE, that is, sweeter and more pleasant in every way.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because of the savor of Thy good ointments, rather, "As to odor, Thy ointments are good," THY NAME IS AS OINTMENT POURED FORTH, one taken from its box or vial; THEREFORE DO THE VIRGINS LOVE THEE, their attention being arrested by His costly perfume's diffusing a wide fragrance.... [ Continue Reading ]
Draw me, we will run after Thee, all the hearts devoted to the King hastening after Him with eager longing; THE KING HATH BROUGHT ME INTO HIS CHAMBERS, into the royal palace. WE WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN THEE, WE WILL REMEMBER, and therefore duly praise, THY LOVE MORE THAN WINE, for its pleasant,... [ Continue Reading ]
I am black, browned by exposure to the sun, BUT COMELY, still attractive and engaging, O YE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM, AS THE TENTS OF KEDAR, those of the Bedouins, darkened by the heat of the sun, yet, at the same time, AS THE CURTAINS OF SOLOMON, the precious hangings, the beautiful tapestry with whi... [ Continue Reading ]
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me, thereby causing her tanned appearance. MY MOTHER'S CHILDREN WERE ANGRY WITH ME; THEY MADE ME THE KEEPER OF THE VINEYARDS, giving her the position of a servant; BUT MINE OWN VINEYARD HAVE I NOT KEPT, she had not been faithful... [ Continue Reading ]
Tell me, O Thou whom my soul loveth, where Thou feedest, pasturing His sheep, WHERE THOU MAKEST THY FLOCK TO REST AT NOON, the sheep being given an opportunity to rest during the heat of the day; FOR WHY SHOULD I BE AS ONE THAT TURNETH ASIDE BY THE FLOCKS OF THY COMPANIONS? straying away from His pr... [ Continue Reading ]
If thou know not, if she is really lacking in knowledge, as she states, O THOU FAIREST AMONG WOMEN, GO THY WAY FORTH BY THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE FLOCK, following its tracks, AND FEED THY KIDS BESIDE THE SHEPHERDS' TENTS, in the role of shepherdess.... [ Continue Reading ]
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots, which fitly represented his royal power.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, with strings of pearls, THY NECK WITH CHAINS OF GOLD, little disks of precious metal or corals pierced and strung together.... [ Continue Reading ]
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver, golden chains studded with silver ornaments. The bride now answers upon the King's praise:... [ Continue Reading ]
While the King sitteth at His table, while the meal was in progress, MY SPIKENARD, an aromatic perfume made from an Oriental herb, SENDETH FORTH THE SMELL THEREOF, a delightful and pleasant odor.... [ Continue Reading ]
A bundle of myrrh, which was kept in a small sack or receptacle and carried in the bosom, IS MY WELL-BELOVED UNTO ME; HE SHALL LIE ALL NIGHT BETWIXT MY BREASTS.... [ Continue Reading ]
My Beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire, the cyprus-flower of India, cultivated for its strong perfume, IN THE VINEYARDS OF ENGEDI, where Solomon had probably brought some of the Indian plant.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, thou art fair, my love, or companion, friend; BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR; THOU HAST DOVES' EYES, or, "thine eyes are doves," as lustrous and shimmering as the iridescence on the plumage of doves. And the bride answers:... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, Thou art fair, my Beloved, yea, pleasant, sweet and charming; ALSO OUR BED IS GREEN, they were sitting on a couch in a shady grassplot or in a summer-bower.... [ Continue Reading ]
The beams of our house are cedar, rather, our houses, AND OUR RAFTERS OF FIR, rather, our wainscoting of cypress, which is of a reddish hue, hard, durable, and fragrant. The interpretation of this chapter, at least in its general outlines, is not difficult in the light of clear passages of the Bible... [ Continue Reading ]