Bible Gateway passage: Song of Solomon 1 - English Standard Version (2024)

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

The Bride Confesses Her Love

She^[a]

²Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^(B)love is better than wine;
³your ^(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

⁵I am very dark, but ^(J)lovely,
O ^(K)daughters of Jerusalem,
like ^(L)the tents of ^(M)Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
⁶Do 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!
⁷Tell 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

⁸If 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.

⁹I 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

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

She

¹²While ^(Z)the king was on his couch,
my ^(AA)nard gave forth its fragrance.
¹³My beloved is to me a sachet of ^(AB)myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
¹⁴My 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

¹⁶Behold, you are beautiful, ^(AI)my beloved, truly ^(AJ)delightful.
Our couch is green;
¹⁷the beams of our house are ^(AK)cedar;
our rafters are ^(AL)pine.