Song of Solomon Chapter 1
1:1 Solomon’s Song of Songs
Bride
2“Please kiss me! Your love is better than wine.
3 Your anointing oils have a pleasing fragrance;
your name is like purified oil;
that’s why young women love you.
4 Take me with you; let’s hurry off together!
The king will take me to his rooms.
Friends
“We’ll celebrate with you and be happy;
we’ll praise your love more than wine.
they’re right in loving you. S of S 1:1-4
Bride
5 “I’m black, but beautiful, young women of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Don’t stare at me because I’m dark,
because the sun has darkened my skin.
My mother’s sons were mad at me;
they made me take care of vineyards,
I’ve neglected my own vineyard.
7 You that I love, tell me
where you pasture your flock,
where you have them lie down at noon.”
Groom
8 “If you don’t know, most beautiful woman,
follow the flock’s tracks,
and pasture your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
S of S 1:5-8
9 “My darling, to me you’re like my mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Your cheeks are lovely with earrings,
and your neck pretty with strings of beads.”
Friends
11 “We’ll make you gold earrings with silver beads.”
Bride
12 “While the king was on his couch,
my perfume floated out its scent.
13 My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh
that lies all night between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of En-gedi.” S of S 1:9-14
Groom
15 “My darling, you’re so beautiful!
You’re so lovely!
Your eyes are like doves.”
Bride
16 “How handsome you are, my beloved, and so pleasant!
Our couch is luxurious!
17 The beams in our houses are cedar;
our rafters are fir.” S of S 1:15-17