John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 4:9
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse ,.... Here another new title is given to the church, "my sister", with the repetition of the former, my "spouse": for one and the same person, with the Hebrews, might be sister and spouse; see 1 Corinthians 9:5 . And this may be used in a love strain, and so not improper in a love poem, as this was F7 "Sive tibi conjux, sive futura soror", Tibullus. ; see Song of Solomon 8:8 ; likewise the church may be called Christ's sister,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 4:8-14
These are still the words of Christ to his church, expressing his great esteem of her and affection to her, the opinion he had of her beauty and excellency, the desire he had of, and the delight he had in, her converse and society. And so ought men to love their wives as Christ loves the church, and takes pleasure in it as if it were spotless and had no fault, when yet it is compassed with infirmity. Now, observe here, I. The endearing names and titles by which he calls her, to express his... read more