Song of Solomon 6:9
My dove, my perfect one is one; 1 She is the only one of her mother; 1 She is the choice of her that bore her. 1 The daughters saw her, and the queens will pronounce her blessed, 1 Yea, and the concubines, and they will praise her. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
8There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, 1 And maidens without number. 1
Cross References
Numbers 23:9For from the top of the mountains I shall see him, 1 And from the hills I shall observe him: 1 Behold, the people shall dwell alone, 1 And shall not be reckoned among the nations. 1
Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed art thou, O Israel; 1 Who is like to thee, O people saved by the Lord? 1 Thy helper shall hold his shield over thee, 1 And his sword is thy boast; 1 And thine enemies shall speak falsely to thee, 1 And thou shalt tread upon their neck.
Psalms 126:2It is vain for you to rise early: 1 Ye rise up after resting, 1 Ye that eat the bread of grief; 1 While he gives sleep to his beloved. 1
Song of Solomon 2:14Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, 1 Near the wall: 1 Show me thy face, 1 And cause me to hear thy voice; 1 For thy voice is sweet, 1 And thy countenance is beautiful. 1
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 6:5-11
The Church's Confidence in Christ; The Love of Christ to the Church. 4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens,… Read the whole commentary →