Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet herbs; his lips are as lilies, dropping with flowing myrrh.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
12His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.
14His hands are as rods of gold set with beryl; his body is as polished ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6(4-7) Many there are that say: 'Oh that we could see some good!' LORD, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.
Psalms 45:2(45-3) Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured upon thy lips; therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Psalms 89:15(89-16) Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.
Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.
Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with flowing myrrh, upon the handles of the bar.
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 →