Day 393
Day 393
King James Version (KJV)
Song of Solomon 1:1-2:17
1:1The song of songs, which is Solomon's. 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 1:4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 1:6Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. 1:7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 1:8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 1:9I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 1:10Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 1:11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 1:12While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 1:13A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 1:14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 1:15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 1:16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 1:17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
2:1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.2:2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.2:4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.2:5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.2:6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.2:7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.2:8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.2:9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.2:10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.2:11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;2:12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;2:13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.2:14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.2:15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.2:16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.2:17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
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Study Journal Questions
- How does the couple’s symbolism for one another communicate their passion for each other?
- Why should we be cautious to awaken love?
- What can we learn about love from Song of Songs?
- In what ways does the words in today’s reading reflect your relationship with Jesus?
Together Challenge
Love others with purity and passion today.