The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters
1Song of Solomon 1:1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.
2Song of Solomon 1:2“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine.
3Song of Solomon 1:3“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you.
4Song of Solomon 1:4“Draw me after you and let us run together!The king has brought me into his chambers.” “We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.”
5Song of Solomon 1:5“I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.
6Song of Solomon 1:6“Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7Song of Solomon 1:7“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you pasture your flock,Where do you make it lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Solomon, the Lover, Speaks
8Song of Solomon 1:8“If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.
9Song of Solomon 1:9“To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10Song of Solomon 1:10“Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads.”
11Song of Solomon 1:11“We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver.”
12Song of Solomon 1:12“While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance.
13Song of Solomon 1:13“My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.
14Song of Solomon 1:14“My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi.”
15Song of Solomon 1:15“How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves.”
16Song of Solomon 1:16“How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
17Song of Solomon 1:17“The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.