The Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is a profound poetic work within the Old Testament Writings, titled the Best of Songs. It narrates the courtship between the Shulamite and her Beloved, capturing their longing, separation, and reunion through vivid expressions of love as strong as death. Associated with Passover and springtime, it reflects themes of renewal and growth. Characters like the daughters of Jerusalem and the Shulamite's brothers enrich the narrative, while garden imagery symbolizes protection and purity. As a festival scroll, it holds significant place among sacred texts, offering layers of meaning through its parabolic sequences and passionate depiction of intimate connection. Also see sermons and articles about 'Song of Songs, Book of'.
Song of Solomon 5:2-8 I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks, saying, " Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night." I have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them? My beloved put his hand By the latch of the door, And my heart yearned for him. I arose to open for my beloved, And my hands dripped with myrrh, My fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the lock. I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. The watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls Took my veil away from me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, That you tell him I am lovesick!
Song of Solomon 1:6 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.
Song of Solomon 2:2-3 Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song of Solomon 2:10 My beloved spoke, and said to me: “ Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.
Song of Solomon 3:1-5 By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him. "I will rise now," I said, " And go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love." I sought him, but I did not find him. The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, " Have you seen the one I love?" Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
Song of Solomon 6:8 There are sixty queens And eighty concubines, And virgins without number.
Song of Solomon 8:6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love isas strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame.
