Song of Solomon 3:2

A Troubled Night

The Shulamite

1 By ^anight on my bed I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but I did not find him.

2 “I will rise now,” I said,
“And go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I will seek the one I love.”
I sought him, but I did not find him.

3 ^aThe watchmen who go about the city found me;
I said,
“Have you seen the one I love?”

4 Scarcely had I passed by them,
When I found the one I love.
I held him and would not let him go,
Until I had brought him to the ^ahouse of my mother,
And into the¹ chamber of her who conceived me.

5 ^aI¹ charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

The Coming of Solomon

The Shulamite

6 ^aWho is this coming out of the wilderness
Like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all the merchant’s fragrant powders?

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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