John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:5
Stay me with flagons ,.... Of wine, which is a supporter of the animal spirits F23 "Vino fulcire venas cadentes", Senecae Ep. 95. . The church was now in a house of wine, where was plenty of it; even of the love of Christ, compared to wine, and preferred unto it, Song of Solomon 1:2 ; the church though she had had large discoveries of it, desired more; and such that have once tasted of this love are eagerly desirous of it, and cannot be satisfied until they have their fill of it in... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:3-7
Here, I. The spouse commends her beloved and prefers him before all others: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, which perhaps does not grow so high, nor spread so wide, as some other trees, yet is useful and serviceable to man, yielding pleasant and profitable fruit, while the other trees are of little use, no, not the cedars themselves, till they are cut down, so is my beloved among the sons, so far does he excel them all,?all the sons of God, the angels (that honour was put upon... read more