Song 3 | NASB2020 | STEP | “On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves ; I sought him but did not find him.

Song of Solomon 3

The Bride’s Troubled Dream

1 “On my bed night after night I sought him
^aWhom my soul loves;
I ^bsought him but did not find him.
2 ‘ ^{▼▼Or Let me arise}I must arise now and ^{▼▼Or Let me go about}go around in the city;
In the ^estreets and in the public squares
^{▼▼Or Let me seek}I must seek him whom my soul loves.’
I sought him but did not find him.
3 “ ^gThe watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
4 “ ^hHardly had I ^{▼▼Lit passed}left them
When I found him whom my soul loves;
I ^jheld on to him and would not let him go
Until I had ^kbrought him to my mother’s house,
And into the room of her who conceived me.”
The Groom

5 “ ^lSwear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,
By the ^mgazelles or by the does of the field,
That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

Solomon’s Wedding Day

The Bride

6 “ ^{▼▼Lit Who
,} ^oWhat is this coming up from the wilderness
Like ^pcolumns of smoke,
Perfumed with ^qmyrrh and ^rfrankincense,
With all the scented powders of the merchant?
The Chorus

7 “Behold, it is ^{▼▼I.e., an elegant couch designed to be carried with poles by servants}the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty warriors around it,
Of the warriors of Israel.
8 “All of them are wielders of the sword,
^tExpert in war;
Each man has his ^usword at his side,
Guarding against the ^{▼▼Lit terror in the nights
,} ^wterrors of the night.
9 “King Solomon has made for himself a ^{▼▼I.e., an elegant throne with poles, carried by servants}sedan chair
From the timber of Lebanon.
10 “He made its posts of silver,
Its ^{▼▼Or support}back of gold
And its seat of purple fabric,
With its interior lovingly inlaid
By the ^zdaughters of Jerusalem.
11 “Go out, you ^aadaughters of Zion,
And look at King Solomon with the ^{▼▼Or wreath}crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the ^acday of his wedding,
And on the day of the joy of his heart.”