Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 2 New King James Version (NKJV)

A Country Girl in a Palace

2 I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.

The Beloved

²Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.

The Shulamite

³Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem

⁴He brought me to the ^[a]banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
⁵Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.

⁶His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
⁷I ^[b]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 Beloved’s Request

The Shulamite

⁸The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.
⁹My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through the windows,
Gazing through the lattice.

¹⁰My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
¹¹For lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
¹²The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.
¹³The fig tree puts forth her green figs,
And the vines with the tender grapes
Give a good smell.
Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away!

¹⁴“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret places of the cliff,
Let me see your ^[c]face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”