Song 4:12 | CPDV | STEP | An enclosed garden is my sister, my spouse: an enclosed garden, a sealed fountain.

Song of Solomon 4:12

12 An enclosed garden is my sister, my spouse: an enclosed garden, a sealed fountain. ^{▼▼4:12The groom extols the virginity and general faithfulness of his spouse; the garden of her body and her soul are pure and unspoiled. +The Christ extols the virginity and faithfulness of the Virgin Mary, and also of the Church. Virginity is more than faithfulness in body, it is also faithfulness in soul.(Conte)
,} ^{▼▼4:12 My sister, etc., a garden enclosed: Figuratively the church is enclosed, containing only the faithful.(Challoner)
,} ^{▼▼4:12 A fountain sealed up: That none can drink of its waters, that is, the graces and spiritual benefits of the holy sacraments, but those who are within its walls.(Challoner)}