Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,—His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12His eyes, like doves, by the channels of water,—bathing in milk, set as gems in a ring:
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.
Psalms 45:2Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.
Psalms 89:15How happy are the people who know the joyful sound! O Yahweh! in the light of thy countenance, shall they firmly march along;
Song of Solomon 1:16[SHE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my beloved, Yea delightful! [BOTH] Yea! our couch, is covered with leaves:
Song of Solomon 3:6[THEY] Who is this, coming up out of the wilderness, like pillars of smoke,—with perfume of myrrh, and frankincense, besides all the aromatic powder of the merchant?
Song of Solomon 5:5I myself, arose, to open to my beloved,—and, my hands, dripped with myrrh, and, my fingers, with myrrh distilling, upon the handles of the bolt.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16
Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →