MY PERFECT ONE
Key verse: 6:9
NIV
He4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah,(A) my darling,
as lovely as Jerusalem,(B)
as majestic as troops with banners.(C)
5 Turn your eyes from me;
they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from Gilead.(D)
6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
not one of them is missing.(E)
7 Your temples behind your veil(F)
are like the halves of a pomegranate.(G)
8 Sixty queens(H) there may be,
and eighty concubines,(I)
and virgins beyond number;
9 but my dove,(J) my perfect one,(K) is unique,
the only daughter of her mother,
the favorite of the one who bore her.(L)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines praised her.
Friends10 Who is this that appears like the dawn,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
majestic as the stars in procession?
He11 I went down to the grove of nut trees
to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.(M)
12 Before I realized it,
my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.[a]
Friends13 Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!
He 7 [c]How beautiful your sandaled feet,
O prince’s(O) daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
the work of an artist’s hands.
2 Your navel is a rounded goblet
that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
encircled by lilies.
3 Your breasts(P) are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle.
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower.(Q)
Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon(R)
by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon(S)
looking toward Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.(T)
Your hair is like royal tapestry;
the king is held captive by its tresses.
6 How beautiful(U) you are and how pleasing,
my love, with your delights!(V)
7 Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts(W) like clusters of fruit.
8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,(X)
9 and your mouth like the best wine.
She
4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah,(A) my darling,
as lovely as Jerusalem,(B)
as majestic as troops with banners.(C)
5 Turn your eyes from me;
they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from Gilead.(D)
6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
not one of them is missing.(E)
7 Your temples behind your veil(F)
are like the halves of a pomegranate.(G)
8 Sixty queens(H) there may be,
and eighty concubines,(I)
and virgins beyond number;
9 but my dove,(J) my perfect one,(K) is unique,
the only daughter of her mother,
the favorite of the one who bore her.(L)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
the queens and concubines praised her.
10 Who is this that appears like the dawn,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun,
majestic as the stars in procession?
He11 I went down to the grove of nut trees
to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.(M)
12 Before I realized it,
my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.[a]
Friends13 Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!
He 7 [c]How beautiful your sandaled feet,
O prince’s(O) daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
the work of an artist’s hands.
2 Your navel is a rounded goblet
that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
encircled by lilies.
3 Your breasts(P) are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle.
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower.(Q)
Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon(R)
by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon(S)
looking toward Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.(T)
Your hair is like royal tapestry;
the king is held captive by its tresses.
6 How beautiful(U) you are and how pleasing,
my love, with your delights!(V)
7 Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts(W) like clusters of fruit.
8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,(X)
9 and your mouth like the best wine.
She
11 I went down to the grove of nut trees
to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see if the vines had budded
or the pomegranates were in bloom.(M)
12 Before I realized it,
my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.[a]
13 Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!
He 7 [c]How beautiful your sandaled feet,
O prince’s(O) daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
the work of an artist’s hands.
2 Your navel is a rounded goblet
that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
encircled by lilies.
3 Your breasts(P) are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle.
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower.(Q)
Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon(R)
by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon(S)
looking toward Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.(T)
Your hair is like royal tapestry;
the king is held captive by its tresses.
6 How beautiful(U) you are and how pleasing,
my love, with your delights!(V)
7 Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts(W) like clusters of fruit.
8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,(X)
9 and your mouth like the best wine.
She
7 [c]How beautiful your sandaled feet,
O prince’s(O) daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
the work of an artist’s hands.
2 Your navel is a rounded goblet
that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
encircled by lilies.
3 Your breasts(P) are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle.
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower.(Q)
Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon(R)
by the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon(S)
looking toward Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.(T)
Your hair is like royal tapestry;
the king is held captive by its tresses.
6 How beautiful(U) you are and how pleasing,
my love, with your delights!(V)
7 Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts(W) like clusters of fruit.
8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,(X)
9 and your mouth like the best wine.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 6:12 Or among the chariots of Amminadab; or among the chariots of the people of the prince
- Song of Songs 6:13 In Hebrew texts this verse (6:13) is numbered 7:1.
- Song of Songs 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-13 is numbered 7:2-14.
- Song of Songs 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers
Cross references
- Song of Songs 6:4 : S Jos 12:24; S 1Ki 15:33
- Song of Songs 6:4 : Ps 48:2; 50:2
- Song of Songs 6:4 : S Nu 1:52
- Song of Songs 6:5 : S SS 4:1
- Song of Songs 6:6 : SS 4:2
- Song of Songs 6:7 : S Ge 24:65
- Song of Songs 6:7 : SS 4:3
- Song of Songs 6:8 : Ps 45:9
- Song of Songs 6:8 : S Ge 22:24; S Est 2:14
- Song of Songs 6:9 : S SS 1:15
- Song of Songs 6:9 : SS 5:2
- Song of Songs 6:9 : S SS 3:4
- Song of Songs 6:11 : SS 7:12
- Song of Songs 6:13 : S Ex 15:20
- Song of Songs 7:1 : Ps 45:13
- Song of Songs 7:3 : SS 4:5
- Song of Songs 7:4 : S Ps 144:12
- Song of Songs 7:4 : Nu 21:26
- Song of Songs 7:4 : S SS 5:15
- Song of Songs 7:5 : Isa 35:2
- Song of Songs 7:6 : S SS 1:15
- Song of Songs 7:6 : SS 4:10
- Song of Songs 7:7 : SS 4:5
- Song of Songs 7:8 : SS 2:5
- Song of Songs 7:9 : SS 5:16
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ESV
Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other
He4 You are beautiful as (A)Tirzah, (B)my love,
(C)lovely as (D)Jerusalem,
(E)awesome as an army with banners.
5 Turn away your eyes from me,
for they overwhelm me—
(F)Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
6 (G)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
that have come up from the washing;
all of them bear twins;
not one among them has lost its young.
7 (H)Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
8 There are (I)sixty (J)queens and eighty (K)concubines,
and (L)virgins without number.
9 My (M)dove, my (N)perfect one, is the only one,
the only one of her mother,
pure to (O)her who bore her.
(P)The young women saw her and called her blessed;
(Q)the queens and (R)concubines also, and they praised her.
10 (S)“Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,
(T)awesome as an army with banners?”
She11 I went down to the nut orchard
to look at (U)the blossoms of the valley,
(V)to see whether the vines had budded,
whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
12 (W)Before I was aware, my desire set me
among (X)the chariots of my kinsman, a prince.[a]
OthersHe 7 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O (AC)noble daughter!
Your rounded thighs are like (AD)jewels,
the work of (AE)a master hand.
2 Your navel is a rounded bowl
that never lacks mixed wine.
Your belly is a heap of wheat,
encircled with (AF)lilies.
3 (AG)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
4 Your (AH)neck is like an ivory tower.
Your (AI)eyes are pools in (AJ)Heshbon,
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like a tower of (AK)Lebanon,
which looks toward (AL)Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like (AM)Carmel,
and your (AN)flowing locks are like purple;
a king is held captive in the tresses.
6 (AO)How beautiful and (AP)pleasant you are,
O loved one, with all your delights![d]
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like (AQ)clusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,
9 and your (AR)mouth[e] like the best wine.
SheIt goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth.[f]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:12 Or chariots of Ammi-Nadib
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Hebrew
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Or among delights
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Hebrew palate
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew causing the lips of sleepers to speak, or gliding over the lips of those who sleep
Cross references
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See 1 Kgs. 14:17
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See ch. 1:15
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ch. 1:5
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : Ps. 48:2; 50:2; Lam. 2:15; [Rev. 21:2]
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ver. 10
- Song of Solomon 6:5 : ch. 4:1
- Song of Solomon 6:6 : ch. 4:2
- Song of Solomon 6:7 : ch. 4:3
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [ch. 3:7]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : Ps. 45:9, 14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : See ch. 2:14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : ch. 5:2
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : Prov. 17:25
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [Gen. 30:13]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : See ch. 3:6
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : ver. 4
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : [Job 8:11, 12]
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : ch. 7:12
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [Ps. 35:8; Prov. 5:6]
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [2 Kgs. 2:12; 13:14]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [Judg. 21:21]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : Gen. 32:2; 2 Sam. 17:24
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Ps. 45:13
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Prov. 25:12
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : [Prov. 8:30]
- Song of Solomon 7:2 : ch. 2:1
- Song of Solomon 7:3 : ch. 4:5
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 4:4]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 5:12]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : Num. 21:26
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : ch. 4:8; See 1 Kgs. 4:33
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : 1 Kgs. 11:24; 2 Kgs. 5:12
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : See Josh. 19:26
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : [ch. 4:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : [ch. 1:15, 16]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : 2 Sam. 1:23, 26
- Song of Solomon 7:8 : [ch. 1:14; Mic. 7:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:9 : [ch. 5:16]
4 You are beautiful as (A)Tirzah, (B)my love,
(C)lovely as (D)Jerusalem,
(E)awesome as an army with banners.
5 Turn away your eyes from me,
for they overwhelm me—
(F)Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
6 (G)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
that have come up from the washing;
all of them bear twins;
not one among them has lost its young.
7 (H)Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
8 There are (I)sixty (J)queens and eighty (K)concubines,
and (L)virgins without number.
9 My (M)dove, my (N)perfect one, is the only one,
the only one of her mother,
pure to (O)her who bore her.
(P)The young women saw her and called her blessed;
(Q)the queens and (R)concubines also, and they praised her.
10 (S)“Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,
(T)awesome as an army with banners?”
11 I went down to the nut orchard
to look at (U)the blossoms of the valley,
(V)to see whether the vines had budded,
whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
12 (W)Before I was aware, my desire set me
among (X)the chariots of my kinsman, a prince.[a]
OthersHe 7 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O (AC)noble daughter!
Your rounded thighs are like (AD)jewels,
the work of (AE)a master hand.
2 Your navel is a rounded bowl
that never lacks mixed wine.
Your belly is a heap of wheat,
encircled with (AF)lilies.
3 (AG)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
4 Your (AH)neck is like an ivory tower.
Your (AI)eyes are pools in (AJ)Heshbon,
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like a tower of (AK)Lebanon,
which looks toward (AL)Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like (AM)Carmel,
and your (AN)flowing locks are like purple;
a king is held captive in the tresses.
6 (AO)How beautiful and (AP)pleasant you are,
O loved one, with all your delights![d]
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like (AQ)clusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,
9 and your (AR)mouth[e] like the best wine.
SheIt goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth.[f]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:12 Or chariots of Ammi-Nadib
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Hebrew
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Or among delights
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Hebrew palate
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew causing the lips of sleepers to speak, or gliding over the lips of those who sleep
Cross references
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See 1 Kgs. 14:17
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See ch. 1:15
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ch. 1:5
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : Ps. 48:2; 50:2; Lam. 2:15; [Rev. 21:2]
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ver. 10
- Song of Solomon 6:5 : ch. 4:1
- Song of Solomon 6:6 : ch. 4:2
- Song of Solomon 6:7 : ch. 4:3
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [ch. 3:7]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : Ps. 45:9, 14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : See ch. 2:14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : ch. 5:2
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : Prov. 17:25
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [Gen. 30:13]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : See ch. 3:6
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : ver. 4
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : [Job 8:11, 12]
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : ch. 7:12
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [Ps. 35:8; Prov. 5:6]
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [2 Kgs. 2:12; 13:14]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [Judg. 21:21]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : Gen. 32:2; 2 Sam. 17:24
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Ps. 45:13
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Prov. 25:12
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : [Prov. 8:30]
- Song of Solomon 7:2 : ch. 2:1
- Song of Solomon 7:3 : ch. 4:5
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 4:4]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 5:12]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : Num. 21:26
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : ch. 4:8; See 1 Kgs. 4:33
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : 1 Kgs. 11:24; 2 Kgs. 5:12
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : See Josh. 19:26
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : [ch. 4:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : [ch. 1:15, 16]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : 2 Sam. 1:23, 26
- Song of Solomon 7:8 : [ch. 1:14; Mic. 7:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:9 : [ch. 5:16]
7 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O (AC)noble daughter!
Your rounded thighs are like (AD)jewels,
the work of (AE)a master hand.
2 Your navel is a rounded bowl
that never lacks mixed wine.
Your belly is a heap of wheat,
encircled with (AF)lilies.
3 (AG)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
4 Your (AH)neck is like an ivory tower.
Your (AI)eyes are pools in (AJ)Heshbon,
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like a tower of (AK)Lebanon,
which looks toward (AL)Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you like (AM)Carmel,
and your (AN)flowing locks are like purple;
a king is held captive in the tresses.
6 (AO)How beautiful and (AP)pleasant you are,
O loved one, with all your delights![d]
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like (AQ)clusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,
9 and your (AR)mouth[e] like the best wine.
SheIt goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth.[f]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:12 Or chariots of Ammi-Nadib
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Hebrew
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Or among delights
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Hebrew palate
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew causing the lips of sleepers to speak, or gliding over the lips of those who sleep
Cross references
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See 1 Kgs. 14:17
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See ch. 1:15
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ch. 1:5
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : Ps. 48:2; 50:2; Lam. 2:15; [Rev. 21:2]
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ver. 10
- Song of Solomon 6:5 : ch. 4:1
- Song of Solomon 6:6 : ch. 4:2
- Song of Solomon 6:7 : ch. 4:3
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [ch. 3:7]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : Ps. 45:9, 14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : See ch. 2:14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : ch. 5:2
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : Prov. 17:25
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [Gen. 30:13]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : See ch. 3:6
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : ver. 4
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : [Job 8:11, 12]
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : ch. 7:12
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [Ps. 35:8; Prov. 5:6]
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [2 Kgs. 2:12; 13:14]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [Judg. 21:21]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : Gen. 32:2; 2 Sam. 17:24
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Ps. 45:13
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Prov. 25:12
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : [Prov. 8:30]
- Song of Solomon 7:2 : ch. 2:1
- Song of Solomon 7:3 : ch. 4:5
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 4:4]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 5:12]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : Num. 21:26
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : ch. 4:8; See 1 Kgs. 4:33
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : 1 Kgs. 11:24; 2 Kgs. 5:12
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : See Josh. 19:26
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : [ch. 4:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : [ch. 1:15, 16]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : 2 Sam. 1:23, 26
- Song of Solomon 7:8 : [ch. 1:14; Mic. 7:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:9 : [ch. 5:16]
It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth.[f]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:12 Or chariots of Ammi-Nadib
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Hebrew
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Or among delights
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Hebrew palate
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew causing the lips of sleepers to speak, or gliding over the lips of those who sleep
Cross references
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See 1 Kgs. 14:17
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : See ch. 1:15
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ch. 1:5
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : Ps. 48:2; 50:2; Lam. 2:15; [Rev. 21:2]
- Song of Solomon 6:4 : ver. 10
- Song of Solomon 6:5 : ch. 4:1
- Song of Solomon 6:6 : ch. 4:2
- Song of Solomon 6:7 : ch. 4:3
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [ch. 3:7]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:8 : Ps. 45:9, 14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : See ch. 2:14
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : ch. 5:2
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : Prov. 17:25
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [Gen. 30:13]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:9 : [See ver. 8 above]; [1 Kgs. 11:3]
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : See ch. 3:6
- Song of Solomon 6:10 : ver. 4
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : [Job 8:11, 12]
- Song of Solomon 6:11 : ch. 7:12
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [Ps. 35:8; Prov. 5:6]
- Song of Solomon 6:12 : [2 Kgs. 2:12; 13:14]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [1 Kgs. 1:3; 2 Kgs. 4:12]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : [Judg. 21:21]
- Song of Solomon 6:13 : Gen. 32:2; 2 Sam. 17:24
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Ps. 45:13
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : Prov. 25:12
- Song of Solomon 7:1 : [Prov. 8:30]
- Song of Solomon 7:2 : ch. 2:1
- Song of Solomon 7:3 : ch. 4:5
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 4:4]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : [ch. 5:12]
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : Num. 21:26
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : ch. 4:8; See 1 Kgs. 4:33
- Song of Solomon 7:4 : 1 Kgs. 11:24; 2 Kgs. 5:12
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : See Josh. 19:26
- Song of Solomon 7:5 : [ch. 4:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : [ch. 1:15, 16]
- Song of Solomon 7:6 : 2 Sam. 1:23, 26
- Song of Solomon 7:8 : [ch. 1:14; Mic. 7:1]
- Song of Solomon 7:9 : [ch. 5:16]
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Chapter 6 continues with the king’s praise of the Shulamite woman. Among many queens and concubines, he calls her ‘the perfect one,’ ‘unique,’ and ‘the favorite of her mother’ (9). He also calls her ‘prince’s daughter’ (7:1). Other women will call her blessed, and queens will praise her. As she is exalted as the king’s perfect bride, everyone longs to look at her (6:13).
The woman realizes her humble origin, tending crops in the valley. She met the king there and fell in love with him. And because of the king’s love, she has been exalted. Her desire for the king led her to take a seat as a queen among the royals (6:12).
Finding the right object of worship turns one’s life direction (John 4:19-26). Would you come and worship Christ, who calls you the perfect one and loves you for your unique qualities? The Lord is waiting for you with the most affectionate love. Come and see him for yourself, worship him, and rejoice in his love.
Prayer: Father, thank you for revealing yourself to me despite myself. I am overwhelmed by your love. Please help me to grow in a mature relationship with you to love and worship with the right attitude.
One Word: I am made perfect in your love.
