Song of Solomon 1
The Bride's Longing for Her Beloved
1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Related: Song of Solomon 1:4, 4:10, Psalms 36:7, Isaiah 25:6, Matthew 26:26
3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. Related: Jeremiah 31:3, Hosea 11:4, John 6:44, 12:32
5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. Related: Song of Solomon 5:9, 6:1
Solomon Praises His Beloved
9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. Related: Song of Solomon 1:15, 2:2, 2:10, 2:13, 4:7, 5:2, Isaiah 31:1 +2
10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. Related: Song of Solomon 4:9, 5:13, Genesis 24:22, 24:47, 41:42, Numbers 31:50, Proverbs 1:9, 1 Peter 3:4 +3
11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. Related: Psalms 149:4, Philippians 3:21
12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. Related: John 12:3, Revelation 3:20
13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. Related: Psalms 45:8, John 19:39, Ephesians 3:17
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. Related: Song of Solomon 1:13, 2:3, Joshua 15:62
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. Related: Song of Solomon 4:1, 4:7, 5:12
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. Related: Song of Solomon 2:3, Psalms 45:2, Zechariah 9:17
17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. Related: Psalms 92:12, Hebrews 11:10