Song of Songs Chapter 1
American Standard Version
1The SongH7892 of songsH7892, which is Solomon’s.
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouthH6310;For thy love is betterH2896 than wineH3196.3Thine oilsH8081 have a goodly fragrance;Thy nameH8034 is as oilH8081 poured forth;ThereforeH3651 do the virgins loveH157 thee.4DrawH4900 me; we will runH7323 after thee:The kingH4428 hath broughtH935 me into his chambersH2315;We will be gladH8055 and rejoiceH8055 in thee;We will makeH8055 mention of thy loveH157 more than of wineH3196:Rightly do they loveH157 thee.5I am blackH7838, but comely,Oh ye daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389,As the tentsH168 of KedarH6938,As the curtainsH3407 of SolomonH8010.6LookH7200 not upon me, because I am swarthy,Because the sunH8121 hath scorched me.My mother’sH517 sonsH1121 were incensed against me;They madeH7760 me keeper of the vineyardsH3754;But mine own vineyardH3754 have I not kept.7TellH5046 me, O thou whom my soulH5315 loveth,Where thou feedest thy flockH5739,Where thou makest it to rest at noonH6672:For whyH4100 should I beH1961 as one that is veiledBeside the flocksH5739 of thy companionsH2270?8If thou knowH3045 not, O thou fairest among womenH802,GoH3318 thy way forthH3318 by the footsteps of the flockH6629,And feedH7462 thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.9I have compared thee, O my love,To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariotsH7393.10Thy cheeksH3895 are comely with plaits of hair,Thy neckH6677 with strings of jewels.11We will makeH6213 thee plaits of goldH2091With studs of silverH3701.12While the kingH4428 sat at his table,My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.13My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrhH4753,That lieth betwixt my breastsH7699.14My beloved is unto me as a clusterH811 of henna-flowersIn the vineyardsH3754 of En-gedi.15Behold, thou art fair, my love;Behold thou art fair;Thine eyesH5869 are as dovesH3123.16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasantH5273:AlsoH637 our couchH6210 is green.17The beamsH6982 of our houseH1004 are cedarsH730,And our rafters are firs.
Commentaries on Song of Songs 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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