Song of Solomon 1:16
[[M.]] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, lovely; And green is our bed.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
In Context
15[[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves.
17The cedars are the beams of our house, And its roof the cypresses.
Cross References
Psalms 110:3Thy people shall be ready, when thou musterest thy forces, in holy splendor; Thy youth shall come forth like dew from the womb of the morning.
Song of Solomon 3:7Behold, the carriage of Solomon! Threescore valiant men are around it, Of the valiant men of Israel.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Like beds of spices; His lips are lilies Dropping self-flowing myrrh;
Philippians 3:8Nay more, I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ,
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:13-17
Conference between Christ and His Church. 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. Here… Read the whole commentary →