The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters
The 1Song of aSongs, which is Solomon’s.Or Best of the Songs1 Kin 4:32
2 “1May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!For your alove is betterthanwine.BRIDESong 1:4; 4:103 “Your aoils have a pleasingfragrance,Your bname is like1purifiedoil;Therefore the 2cmaidenslove you.Lit oil which is emptied (from one vessel to another)Or virginsSong 4:10; John 12:3Eccl 7:1Ps 45:144 “Draw me after you and let us runtogether!The aking has brought me into his chambers.”“1We will rejoice in you and be glad;We will 2extol your blovemorethanwine.Rightly do they love you.”CHORUSLit mention with praisePs 45:14, 15Song 1:4; 4:10
5 “1I am black but alovely,O bdaughters of Jerusalem,Like the ctents of dKedar,Like the curtains of Solomon.BRIDESong 2:14; 4:3; 6:4Song 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4Ps 120:5Is 60:76 “Do not stare at me because I am 1swarthy,For the sun has burned me.My amother’ssons were angry with me;They made me bcaretaker of the vineyards,But I have not takencare of my own vineyard.Or blackPs 69:8Song 8:117 “Tell me, O you awhom my soulloves,Where do you bpastureyourflock,Where do you make itcliedown at noon?For why should I be like one who 1veils herselfBeside the flocks of your dcompanions?”Some versions read wandersSong 3:1-4Song 2:16; 6:3Is 13:20; Jer 33:12Song 8:13
Solomon, the Lover, Speaks
8 “1If you yourself do not know,aMost beautiful among women,Goforth on the trail of the flockAnd pasture your younggoatsBy the tents of the shepherds.BRIDEGROOMSong 5:9; 6:1
9 “1To me, amy darling, you are likeMy bmare among the chariots of Pharaoh.Lit I have compared you toSong 1:15; 2:2, 10, 132 Chr 1:16, 1710 “Your acheeks are lovely with ornaments,Your neck with strings of bbeads.”Song 5:13Gen 24:53; Is 61:10
11 “1We will make for you ornaments of goldWith beads of silver.”CHORUS
12 “1While the king was at his 2table,My 3aperfumegave forth its fragrance.BRIDEOr couchLit nardSong 4:14; Mark 14:3; John 12:313 “My beloved is to me a pouch of amyrrhWhich lies all nightbetween my breasts.Ps 45:8; John 19:3914 “My beloved is to me a cluster of ahenna blossomsIn the vineyards of bEngedi.”Song 4:131 Sam 23:29
15 “12aHowbeautiful you are, my darling,3Howbeautiful you are!Your beyes are likedoves.”BRIDEGROOMLit BeholdSong 1:16; 2:10, 13; 4:1, 7; 6:4, 10Song 4:1; 5:12
16 “12Howhandsome you are, amy beloved,Andsopleasant!Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!BRIDELit BeholdSong 2:3, 9, 17; 5:2, 5, 6, 817 “The beams of our houses are acedars,Our rafters, 1bcypresses.Or junipers1 Kin 6:9, 10; Jer 22:142 Chr 3:5
The 1Song of aSongs, which is Solomon’s.Or Best of the Songs1 Kin 4:32
2 “1May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!For your alove is betterthanwine.BRIDESong 1:4; 4:103 “Your aoils have a pleasingfragrance,Your bname is like1purifiedoil;Therefore the 2cmaidenslove you.Lit oil which is emptied (from one vessel to another)Or virginsSong 4:10; John 12:3Eccl 7:1Ps 45:144 “Draw me after you and let us runtogether!The aking has brought me into his chambers.”“1We will rejoice in you and beglad;We will 2extol your blovemorethanwine.Rightly do they love you.”CHORUSLit make remembrance ofPs 45:14, 15Song 1:4; 4:10
5 “1I am black but alovely,O bdaughters of Jerusalem,Like the ctents of dKedar,Like the curtains of Solomon.BRIDESong 2:14; 4:3; 6:4Song 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4Ps 120:5Is 60:76 “Do not look at me because I am 1swarthy,For the sun has burned me.My amother’ssonswereangry with me;They made me bcaretaker of the vineyards,But I have not takencare of my own vineyard.Or blackPs 69:8Song 8:117 “Tell me, O you awhom my soulloves,Where do you bshepherdyourflock,Where do you make itcliedown at noon?For why should I be like one who 1veils herselfBeside the flocks of your dcompanions?”Some versions wandersSong 3:1-4Song 2:16; 6:3Is 13:20; Jer 33:12Song 8:13
Solomon and His Bride Extol Each Other
8 “1If you yourself do not know,aMost beautiful among women,Goforth on the trail of the flockAnd pasture your younggoatsBy the dwellings of the shepherds.BRIDEGROOMSong 5:9; 6:1
9 “To a amare of mine among the chariots of PharaohI compare you, O bmy darling.2 Chr 1:16, 17Song 1:15; 2:2, 10, 1310 “Your acheeks are lovely with ornaments,Your neck with stringsof1bbeads.”Or shellsSong 5:13Gen 24:53; Is 61:10
11 “1We will make for you ornaments of goldWith beads of silver.”CHORUS
12 “1While the king was at his 2banquetingtable,My 3aperfumegave forth its fragrance.BRIDEOr couchLit nardSong 4:14; Mark 14:3; John 12:313 “My beloved is to me a pouch of amyrrhWhich liesallnightbetween my breasts.Ps 45:8; John 19:3914 “My beloved is to me a cluster of ahenna blossomsIn the vineyards of bEngedi.”Song 4:131 Sam 23:29
15 “1aBehold, you are beautiful, my darling,Behold, you are beautiful!Your beyes are likedoves.”BRIDEGROOMSong 1:16; 2:10, 13; 4:1, 7; 6:4, 10Song 4:1; 5:12
16 “1Behold, you are handsome, amy beloved,Indeed, sopleasant!Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!BRIDESong 2:3, 9, 17; 5:2, 5, 6, 817 “The beams of our houses are acedars,Our rafters, 1bcypresses.Or junipers1 Kin 6:9, 10; Jer 22:142 Chr 3:5