Song of Solomon 3:1
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Psalms 22:2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
Psalms 77:2In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 130:1A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
Song of Solomon 5:6I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 3:1
In this chapter, I. The church gives an account of a sore trial wherewith she was exercised through the withdrawing of her beloved from her, the pains she was at before she recovered the comfortable sense of his favour again, and the resolution she took, when she did recover it, not to lose it again, as she had done through her own carelessness, ver. 1-5 . II. The daughters of Jerusalem admire the excellencies of the church, ver. 6 . III. The church admires Jesus Christ under the person of Solomon, his bed, and… Read the whole commentary →