Let him kiss me = Oh for a kiss. him: i.e. the Shulamite's beloved, the shepherd, from whom she has been taken by Solomon. thy love is = thy endearments [are]. Hebrew. dodim. Only here, verses: Song of Solomon 1:4 , Song of Solomon 1:10 , Song of Solomon 1:10 , and Song of Solomon 7:12 . A man is addressed. wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27 . read more
"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth;For thy love is better than wine.Thine oils have a goodly fragrance;Thy name is as oil poured fourth;Therefore do the virgins love thee.Draw me; we will run after thee:The king hath brought me into his chambers;We will be glad and rejoice in thee;We will make mention of thy love more than wine:Rightly do they love thee.""Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth" (Song of Solomon 1:1). "The scene here is in the women's chamber of the royal house.... read more
Song of Solomon 1:2. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— The Hebrew idiom delights in redundancies of this kind; so in Psalms 17:10. With their mouth they speak: Psalms 66:17. I cried with my mouth: and in ch. Son 8:7 of this song, would be utterly contemned is in the original, contemning they would contemn. read more
2. him—abruptly. She names him not, as is natural to one whose heart is full of some much desired friend: so Mary Magdalene at the sepulchre ( :-), as if everyone must know whom she means, the one chief object of her desire (Psalms 73:25; Matthew 13:44-46; Philippians 3:7; Philippians 3:8). kiss—the token of peace from the Prince of Peace (Philippians 3:8- :); "our Peace" (Psalms 85:10; Colossians 1:21; Ephesians 2:14). of his mouth—marking the tenderest affection. For a king to permit his... read more
The Ardent Affection of the Lovers2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.2. Love] The original has ’loves,’ i.e. expressions of love, repeated kisses and embraces.3. Ointments] Orientals have always been passionately fond of perfumes. The literatures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome abound in references to them: in the Bible see Psalms 23:5; Psalms 45:7-8; Proverbs 7:17; Proverbs 27:9; Luke 7:46; John 12:3. A modern traveller writes: ’Arabs are delighted with perfumes; the nomad... read more
The Ardent Affection of the Lovers2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.2. Love] The original has 'loves,' i.e. expressions of love, repeated kisses and embraces.3. Ointments] Orientals have always been passionately fond of perfumes. The literatures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome abound in references to them: in the Bible see Psalms 23:5; Psalms 45:7-8; Proverbs 7:17; Proverbs 27:9; Luke 7:46; John 12:3. A modern traveller writes: 'Arabs are delighted with perfumes; the nomad... read more
(2) Love.—Marg., loves, i.e., caresses or kisses, as the parallelism shows. The LXX., followed by the Vulg., read breasts (probably dadaï instead of dôdaï), the origin of many fanciful interpretations: e.g., the two breasts = the two Testaments which breathe love, the first promising, the second revealing Christ. The reading is condemned by the obvious fact that the words are not spoken to but by a woman, the change of persons, from second to third, not implying a change of reference or... read more
Song of Solomon the Unutterable Song of Solomon 1:1 'The Song of songs' the Song that holds all other songs and makes them poor; the Song that has in it all the notes and all the gamut and all the instruments and all the vocal miracles, with something added. It is that plus quantity that puzzles the algebra of the Church. I. Take an instance which goes well with 'Song of songs,' 'Holy of holies,' of which we read in Exodus 26:33 , In the Authorized Version it is 'the most holy,' in other... read more
TRUE LOVE TESTEDSong of Solomon 1:1-17; Song of Solomon 2:1-17; Song of Solomon 3:1-11; Song of Solomon 4:1-16; Song of Solomon 5:1THE poem opens with a scene in Solomon’s palace. A country maiden has just been introduced to the royal harem. The situation is painful enough in itself, for the poor, shy girl is experiencing the miserable loneliness of finding herself in an unsympathetic crowd. But that is not all. She is at once the object of general observation; every eye is turned towards her;... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-7
1:1-2:7 OPENING EXCHANGES OF PRAISEThe girl longs for her lover (1:1-7)After an introductory note (1:1), the collection opens with a poem spoken by the girl in praise of her absent lover. At times she imagines she is speaking to him, at times she thinks about him, but always she longs for his love and attention. She thinks that all girls must love such a handsome young man. To her he is king, and she imagines the coming wedding day when he takes her into his room, praises her beauty and makes... read more