Song of Solomon
Song of songs ch1 v 5-6
Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon. Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I have neglected.
Ch2 v 1-4
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Lover Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens. Beloved Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. He has taken me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.
V8 - Listen! My lover! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
V9 - My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
V10 - My lover spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me.
V11 - See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.
V12 - Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.
Ch4
V1 - How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead.
V2 - Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.
V3 - Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.
V4 - Your neck is like the tower of David, built with elegance [a] ; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
V5 - Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies. V6 Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of incense.
V7 - All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you.
