The
Song of Solomon with Commentary
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New King James Version
Song of Solomon 1
1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
THE Shulamite[a]
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his
mouth—
For your[b] love is
better than wine.
3 Because
of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is
ointment poured forth;
Therefore the
virgins love you.
4 Draw me away!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will run after
you [c].
The Shulamite
The king
has brought me into his chambers.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will be glad and
rejoice in you[d].
We will remember
your[e] love more than wine.
The Shulamite
Rightly do they love
you.[f]
5 I am dark, but
lovely,
O daughters of
Jerusalem,
Like the tents of
Kedar,
Like the curtains of
Solomon.
6 Do not
look upon me, because I am dark,
Because the sun has
tanned me.
My
mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the
keeper of the vineyards,
But my own vineyard
I have not kept.
(To Her Beloved)
7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your
flock,
Where you make it
rest at noon.
For why should I be
as one who veils herself[g]
By the flocks of
your companions?
THE Beloved
8 If you do not know, O fairest among
women,
Follow in the
footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little
goats
Beside the
shepherds’ tents.
9 I have
compared you, my love,
To my filly among
Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Your
cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with
chains of gold.
THE Daughters of Jerusalem
11 We will make you[h] ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.
THE Shulamite
12 While the king is at his table,
My spikenard sends
forth its fragrance.
13 A
bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
That lies all night
between my breasts.
14 My
beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms
In the vineyards of
En Gedi.
THE Beloved
15 Behold, you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are
fair!
You have
dove’s eyes.
THE Shulamite
16 Behold, you are handsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our bed is
green.
17 The
beams of our houses are cedar,
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