Song of Solomon 6:1-2

Whither is thy beloved gone Namely, from thee: see chap. 5:6, 8. These are the words of the daughters of Jerusalem, last mentioned, whom the preceding full and pathetical description of the bridegroom's excellence had inflamed with love to him. My beloved is gone into his garden The spouse had hitherto been at a loss for her beloved, but, having diligently sought him, now at last she meets with a gracious answer from God, directing her where to find him. The garden may signify the church catholic, and the gardens, as it follows, as also the beds, the particular assemblies of the faithful, in which Christ affords his presence. To the beds of spices In which the gifts and graces of God's Spirit, fitly compared to spices, or aromatical flowers, appear and grow. To feed To refresh and delight himself. To gather lilies Which may denote either particular believers, whom Christ gathers to himself in his church, or the prayers and praises of his people in the public congregations.