Song of Solomon 5:13
His head is like the finest gold. His locks are like the heights of palm trees, and as black as a raven.
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In Context
12Bride: My beloved is white and ruddy, elect among thousands.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of justice, and hope in the Lord. Many say, “Who reveals to us what is good?”
Psalms 45:2Our God is our refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us.
Psalms 89:15We have been rejoicing, because of the days in which you humbled us, because of the years in which we saw evils.
Song of Solomon 1:16Groom to Bride: The timbers of our houses are of cedar; our ceilings are of cypress.
Song of Solomon 3:6Chorus to Groom: Who is she, who ascends through the desert, like a staff of smoke from the aromatics of myrrh, and frankincense, and every powder of the perfumer?
Song of Solomon 5:5Bride: I have taken off my tunic; how shall I be clothed in it? I have washed my feet; how shall I spoil them?
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16
Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →