Song of Solomon, Chapter 1
Song of Solomon 1 NASB - New American Standard BibleChapter 1 of Song of Solomon—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ The [a]Song of 1Songs, which is Solomon’s.
- ¶ “[b]May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your 2love is better than wine. - “Your 3oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your 4name is like [c]purified oil;
Therefore the [d]5maidens love you. - “Draw me after you and let us run together!
The 6king has brought me into his chambers.”
¶ “[e]We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will [f]extol your 7love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.” - ¶ “[g]I am black but 8lovely,
O 9daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the 10tents of 11Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon. - “Do not stare at me because I am [h]swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My 12mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me 13caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard. - “Tell me, O you 14whom my soul loves,
Where do you 15pasture your flock,
Where do you make it 16lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who [i]veils herself
Beside the flocks of your 17companions?” - ¶ “[j]If you yourself do not know,
18Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds. - ¶ “[k]To me, 19my darling, you are like
My 20mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. - “Your 21cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of 22beads.” - ¶ “[l]We will make for you ornaments of gold
With beads of silver.” - ¶ “[m]While the king was at his [n]table,
My [o]23perfume gave forth its fragrance. - “My beloved is to me a pouch of 24myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts. - “My beloved is to me a cluster of 25henna blossoms
In the vineyards of 26Engedi.” - ¶ “[p][q]27How beautiful you are, my darling,
[r]How beautiful you are!
Your 28eyes are like doves.” - ¶ “[s][t]How handsome you are, 29my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant! - “The beams of our houses are 30cedars,
Our rafters, [u]31cypresses.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Or Best of the Songs
- ^ BRIDE
- ^ Lit oil which is emptied (from one vessel to another)
- ^ Or virgins
- ^ CHORUS
- ^ Lit mention with praise
- ^ BRIDE
- ^ Or black
- ^ Some versions read wanders
- ^ BRIDEGROOM
- ^ Lit I have compared you to
- ^ CHORUS
- ^ BRIDE
- ^ Or couch
- ^ Lit nard
- ^ BRIDEGROOM
- ^ Lit Behold
- ^ Lit Behold
- ^ BRIDE
- ^ Lit Behold
- ^ Or junipers
REFERENCES
- ^ 1Ki 4:32
- ^ Sg 1:4; 4:10
- ^ Sg 4:10; Jn 12:3
- ^ Ec 7:1
- ^ Ps 45:14
- ^ Ps 45:14, 15
- ^ Sg 1:4; 4:10
- ^ Sg 2:14; 4:3; 6:4
- ^ Sg 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4
- ^ Ps 120:5
- ^ Is 60:7
- ^ Ps 69:8
- ^ Sg 8:11
- ^ Sg 3:1-4
- ^ Sg 2:16; 6:3
- ^ Is 13:20; Je 33:12
- ^ Sg 8:13
- ^ Sg 5:9; 6:1
- ^ Sg 1:15; 2:2, 10, 13
- ^ 2Ch 1:16, 17
- ^ Sg 5:13
- ^ Ge 24:53; Is 61:10
- ^ Sg 4:14; Mr 14:3; Jn 12:3
- ^ Ps 45:8; Jn 19:39
- ^ Sg 4:13
- ^ 1Sa 23:29
- ^ Sg 1:16; 2:10, 13; 4:1, 7; 6:4, 10
- ^ Sg 4:1; 5:12
- ^ Sg 2:3, 9, 17; 5:2, 5, 6, 8
- ^ 1Ki 6:9, 10; Je 22:14
- ^ 2Ch 3:5
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