Song of Solomon 1:5
I am dark, but lovely,you daughters of Jerusalem,like Kedar's tents,like Solomon's curtains.
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Psalms 90:17Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;establish the work of our hands for us;yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in his people.He crowns the humble with salvation.
Song of Solomon 2:14My dove in the clefts of the rock,In the hiding places of the mountainside,Let me see your face.Let me hear your voice;for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
Song of Solomon 3:10He made its pillars of silver,its bottom of gold, its seat of purple,its midst being paved with love,from the daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Solomon 5:8I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,that you tell him that I am faint with love.Friends
Song of Solomon 6:4You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah,lovely as Jerusalem,awesome as an army with banners.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:3-7
The Love of the Church to Christ. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of… Read the whole commentary →