Song Of Solomon

Song Of Solomon 1 ©

1 The church's love unto Christ: 5 she confesseth her deformity, 7 and prayeth to be directed to His flock. 8 Christ directeth her to the shepherds' tents: 9 and shewing His love to her, 11 giveth her gracious promises. 12 The church and Christ congratulate one another.

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THE asong of songs, which is Solomon's.

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bLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: cfor 1thy love is better than wine.

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dBecause of the savour of thy good ointments ethy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the fvirgins love thee.

e Ec. 7.1.
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gDraw me, we will run after thee: hthe king hath brought me into his chambers: iwe will be glad and rejoice in thee, jwe will remember thy love more than wine: 2the upright love thee.

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kI am black, but comely, lO ye daughters of Jerusalem, as mthe tents of nKedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

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Look not upon me, because oI am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: pmy mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

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Tell me, qO thou whom my soul loveth, where rthou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: sfor why should I be 3as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

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¶If thou know not, tO thou fairest among women, ugo thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

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I have compared thee, vO my love, wto a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

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xThy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

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yWe will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

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¶While zthe king sitteth at his table, my aspikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

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bA bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

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My beloved is unto me as a cluster of 4*camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.

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Behold, cthou art fair, 5my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

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dBehold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: ealso our bed is green.

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fThe beams of our house are cedar, and our 6rafters of fir.