Song of Solomon 3:1
[[M.]] Upon my bed, in the night, I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him, but found him not.
Noyes 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 4:4Stand in awe, and sin no more; Commune with your hearts upon your beds, and desist! [[Pause.]]
Psalms 22:2O my God! I cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; In the night is my hand stretched forth continually; My soul refuseth to be comforted.
Psalms 130:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Out of the depths do I cry to thee, O LORD!
Song of Solomon 5:6I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone. I was not in my senses while he spake with me! I sought him, but could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Isaiah 26:9My soul longeth for thee in the night, And my spirit within me seeketh thee in the morning; For when thy judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants 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 →