The Bride Confesses Her Love (Ephesians 5:22–33; 1 Peter 3:1–7)
1 ULT The Song of Songs, which{ is} of Solomon. BSB BSB: This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
The Bride 2 ULT Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for better{ is} your love than wine. BSB BSB: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
3 ULT As for the scent of your oils—{ they are} good; oil poured out{ is} your name. Therefore, marriageable women love you. BSB BSB: The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
4 ULT Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me{ to} his bedroom. Let us be glad and rejoice in you. Let us profess your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. BSB BSB: Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
The Friends The Bride 5 ULT I{ am} black but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. BSB BSB: I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
6 ULT Do not look at me, that I{ am} black, that the sun scorched me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they appointed me{ as} keeper of the vineyards— my vineyard that{ is} mine I have not kept. BSB BSB: Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
7 ULT Declare to me,{ you} whom my soul loves: where do you graze? Where do you make{ your flocks} lie down at noontime? For why should I be like a woman who covers herself beside the flocks of your companions? BSB BSB: Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
The Friends 8 ULT If you do not know, most beautiful among women, go out in the footprints of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the tents of the shepherds. BSB BSB: If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
The Bridegroom 9 ULT To a mare among the chariots of Pharaoh I liken you, my darling. BSB BSB: I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 ULT Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings; your neck{ is beautiful} with necklaces. BSB BSB: Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
The Friends 11 ULT Earrings of gold we will make for you, with studs of silver. BSB BSB: We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
The Bride 12 ULT While the king{ was} on his couch, my nard gave off its scent. BSB BSB: While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 ULT A bundle of myrrh{ is} my beloved to me; between my breasts it stays. BSB BSB: My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
14 ULT A cluster of henna blossoms{ is} my beloved to me, in the vineyards of Engedi. BSB BSB: My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
The Bridegroom 15 ULT Behold you, beautiful, my darling! Behold you, beautiful! Your eyes{ are} doves. BSB BSB: How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
The Bride 16 ULT Behold you!{ You are} handsome, my beloved, truly pleasant. Indeed, our couch is leafy. BSB BSB: How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
The Bridegroom 17 ULT The beams of our house{ are} cedars; our rafters{ are} pine. BSB BSB: The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
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