Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
Attention!

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English Standard Version

Song of Solomon 1

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1 The Song of (a)Songs, which is Solomon's.

The Bride Confesses Her Love

She[a]

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your (b)love is better than wine;
3     your (c)anointing oils are fragrant;
your (d)name is oil poured out;
    therefore virgins love you.
4 (e)Draw me after you; (f)let us run.
    (g)The king has brought me into his chambers.

Others

We will (h)exult and rejoice in you;
    we will extol (i)your love more than wine;
    rightly do they love you.

She

5 I am very dark, but (j)lovely,
    O (k)daughters of Jerusalem,
like (l)the tents of (m)Kedar,
    like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
    because the sun has looked upon me.
My (n)mother's sons were angry with me;
    they made me (o)keeper of (p)the vineyards,
    but (q)my own vineyard I have not kept!
7 Tell me, you (r)whom my soul loves,
    where you (s)pasture your flock,
    where you make it (t)lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
    beside the flocks of your (u)companions?

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

8 If you do not know,
    O (v)most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
    and pasture your young goats
    beside the shepherds' tents.

9 I compare you, (w)my love,
    to (x)a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
10 (y)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
    your neck with strings of jewels.

Others

11 We will make for you[b] ornaments of gold,
    studded with silver.

She

12 While (z)the king was on his couch,
    my (aa)nard gave forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of (ab)myrrh
    that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of (ac)henna blossoms
    in the vineyards of (ad)Engedi.

He

15 (ae)Behold, (af)you are beautiful, (ag)my love;
    behold, you are beautiful;
    your (ah)eyes are doves.

She

16 Behold, you are beautiful, (ai)my beloved, truly (aj)delightful.
Our couch is green;
17     the beams of our house are (ak)cedar;
    our rafters are (al)pine.

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