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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:2-6

The spouse, in this dramatic poem, is here first introduced addressing herself to the bridegroom and then to the daughters of Jerusalem. I. To the bridegroom, not giving him any name or title, but beginning abruptly: Let him kiss me; like Mary Magdalen to the supposed gardener (John 20:15), If thou have borne him hence, meaning Christ, but not naming him. The heart has been before taken up with the thoughts of him, and to this relative those thoughts were the antecedent, that good matter which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me ,.... With the cords of love, for what draw lovers to each other more strongly? under the influence of that they cannot bear to be without each other's company. Aben Ezra takes these words to be spoken by the virgins, who everyone of them said this, promising upon it to follow after the drawer; but they are rather the request of the church, desirous of nearer and more intimate communion with Christ; for this is not to be understood of drawing at first conversion, as the fruit of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:5

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem ,.... The church having obtained of Christ, what she wanted, turns to the daughters of Jerusalem, the same perhaps with the virgins her companions; they seem to be young converts, it may be not yet members of the visible church, but had a great respect for the church, and she for them; and who, though they had but a small knowledge of Christ her beloved, yet were desirous of knowing more of him, and seeking him with her; see Song of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:6

Look not upon me ,.... Meaning not with scorn and disdain because of her meanness; nor as prying into her infirmities to expose her; nor with joy at her trials and afflictions; neither of these can be supposed in the daughters of Jerusalem addressed by her: but rather, not look on her as amazed at her sufferings, as though some strange thing had befallen her; not at her blackness only, on one account or another, lest they should be stumbled; but at her beauty also; because I am black ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me - Let me have the full assurance of thy affection. We will run after thee - Speaking in the plural through modesty, while still herself is meant. The king hath brought me - My spouse is a potentate, a mighty king, no ordinary person. Into his chambers - He has favored me with his utmost confidence. The upright love thee - The most perfect and accomplished find thee worthy of their highest esteem. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:5

I am black, but comely - This is literally true of many of the Asiatic women; though black or brown, they are exquisitely beautiful. Many of the Egyptian women are still fine; but their complexion is much inferior to that of the Palestine females. Though black or swarthy in my complexion, yet am I comely - well proportioned in every part. As the tents of Kedar - I am tawny, like the tents of the Arabians, and like the pavilions of Solomon, probably covered by a kind of tanned cloth. The... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:6

Because the sun hath looked upon me - The bride gives here certain reasons why she was dark complexioned. "The sun hath looked upon me." I am sunburnt, tanned by the sun; being obliged, perhaps, through some domestic jealously or uneasiness, to keep much without: "My mother's children were angry; they made me keeper of the vineyards." Here the brown complexion of the Egyptians is attributed to the influence of the sun or climate. My mother's children were angry with me - Acted severely.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-4

The prologue. I. THE INSCRIPTION . 1 . The title. We are told ( 1 Kings 4:1-34 :82) that the songs of Solomon were a thousand and five. This is the chief of all, the Song of Songs. It stands alone in the Old Testament. It is a pastoral drama of singular loveliness. It shows a delight in the beauties of nature such as we might look for in him who "spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; of beasts also, and of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-4

The Bridegroom and the bride. Love's native language is poetry. When strong and happy feeling dominates the soul, it soon bursts into a song. As young life in a fruit tree breaks out into leaf and blossom, so the spiritual force of love unfolds in metaphor and music. Among the lyrics composed by King David, those which celebrate the Messiah-Prince have the richest glory of fervour, blossom most into Oriental imagery; and inasmuch as Solomon inherited somewhat the poetic genius of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:2-4

Desire after God. Translated into language more congenial to our ordinary Christian thought, these verses may be taken as a parabolic setting forth of the blessed truth contained in the well known words of the psalm, "My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?" It surely would be speaking blasphemy, and an abasement of the Bible, if we were to look on the sensuous words with which these verses begin as meaning nothing more than they say in their... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:2-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:2-4

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