Song of Solomon

No. 279 Song of Solomon 5:1-8
The Song of Songs is the Bible's book of love poetry, physical and unembarrassed, and this passage is one of its most aching turns. It moves from a moment of closeness to the pain of a love missed by a hair.
No. 1358 Song of Solomon 6:1-13
In this exchange from the Song of Songs, the daughters of Jerusalem ask the bride where her beloved has gone, that they might help her seek him. She answers that he has gone down to his garden, and then speaks...
No. 1413 Song of Solomon 3:1-11
The bride speaks of a restless night of seeking. On my bed by night, she says, I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him. So she rises and goes through the city, into the streets and...
No. 1691 Song of Solomon 1:8-17
The Song of Songs gives voice to two lovers delighting in each other. The man praises his beloved, comparing her beauty to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots, adorning her with jewels; the woman treasures her...
No. 1881 Song of Solomon 8:1-5
The Song of Songs draws toward its close with images of longing and belonging. The beloved wishes she could show her love openly, without shame; she longs to be near her beloved. And then a question is asked,...
No. 2513 Song of Solomon 7:1-13
The Song of Songs celebrates the delight of two lovers, and this chapter is a tumble of admiration and longing, ending in the beloved's confident words: I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. Come,...
No. 2567 Song of Solomon 8:6-14
Near the close of the Song, the beloved asks to be bound to her lover permanently: set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. And she gives the reason in words that have echoed ever since: love is...
No. 2781 Song of Solomon 2:1-17
The Song of Songs celebrates love between the bride and her beloved in unembarrassed poetry. I am a rose of Sharon; my beloved is an apple tree among the trees of the wood; his banner over me is love; I am...
No. 3098 Song of Solomon 4:1-16
The bridegroom praises his bride at length, feature by feature, and gathers it all into one line: you are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. He calls her his sister, his bride, a locked...
No. 3188 Song of Solomon 1:1-7
The Song opens with the bride's longing. Let him kiss me, she says, for your love is better than wine; draw me after you, let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. And then a note of humility: I...
No. 3893 Song of Solomon 5:9-16
Asked what makes her beloved so special, the bride answers with a portrait glowing with love, describing every feature of the one she adores, and ending with a summary that gathers it all: he is altogether...