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SONG OF SONGS 5
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Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
Your neck is as beautiful as the tower
of David,
jeweled with the shields of a thousand
heroes.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among
the lilies.
Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
beautiful in every way.
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,
come with me from Lebanon.
Come down* from Mount Amana,
from the peaks of Senir and Hermon,
where the lions have their dens
and leopards live among the hills.
You have captured my heart,
my treasure,* my bride.
You hold it hostage with one glance of
your eyes,
with a single jewel of your necklace.
Your love delights me,
my treasure, my bride.
Your love is better than wine,
your perfume more fragrant than spices.
Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
Your clothes are scented
like the cedars of Lebanon.
You are my private garden, my treasure,
my bride,
a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.
Your thighs shelter a paradise of
pomegranates
with rare spices—
henna with nard,
nard and saffron,
fragrant calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh,
and aloes,
and every other lovely spice.
You are a garden fountain,
a well of fresh water
streaming down from Lebanon’s
mountains.
Young Woman
16 Awake, north wind!
Rise up, south wind!
Blow on my garden
and spread its fragrance all around.
Come into your garden, my love;
taste its finest fruits.
4:8 Or Look down. 4:9 Hebrew my sister; also in 4:10, 12.
5:1 Hebrew my sister; also in 5:2.
Young Man
1 I have entered my garden, my treasure,*
my bride!
I gather myrrh with my spices
and eat honeycomb with my honey.
I drink wine with my milk.
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Young Women of Jerusalem
Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink!
Yes, drink deeply of your love!
Young Woman
2 I slept, but my heart was awake,
when I heard my lover knocking and
calling:
“Open to me, my treasure, my darling,
my dove, my perfect one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.”
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But I responded,
“I have taken off my robe.
Should I get dressed again?
I have washed my feet.
Should I get them soiled?”
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My lover tried to unlatch the door,
and my heart thrilled within me.
I jumped up to open the door for my love,
and my hands dripped with perfume.
My fingers dripped with lovely myrrh
as I pulled back the bolt.
I opened to my lover,
but he was gone!
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• Marriage
S ON G OF S ON GS 4:1-7
Are compliments important? A healthy
marriage is full of compliments. Notice
how lavishly Solomon praises his bride.
While we might not use exactly the
same words, we must follow Solomon’s
example. Compliments are a powerful
expression of love. Why? Because
compliments reveal that you have put
another person at the center of your
life long enough to notice something
about them—and that you appreciate
what you have observed. A humbling
question: Which occurs more in your
marriage—compliments or criticism?
A crucial commitment: Will you resolve
to compliment your spouse at least
twice a day? Your affirmation doesn’t
have to be eloquent and poetic; it
may be as simple as “Supper tasted
great!” or “You handled that situation
really well.” What’s important is that
you do it.