Song 1 | NASB1995 | STEP | The Song of Songs , which is Solomon’s .

Song of Solomon 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

1 The ^{▼▼ Or Best of the Songs}Song of ^bSongs, which is Solomon’s. 2 ^{▼▼ BRIDE}“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^dlove is better than wine.
3 “Your ^eoils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your ^fname is like ^{▼▼ Lit oil which is emptied (from one vessel to another)}purified oil;
Therefore the ^{▼▼ Or virgins
,} ⁱmaidens love you.
4 “Draw me after you and let us run together!
The ^jking has brought me into his chambers.”

^{▼▼ CHORUS}“We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will ^{▼▼ Lit mention with praise}extol your ^mlove more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”

5 ^{▼▼ BRIDE}“I am black but ^olovely,
O ^pdaughters of Jerusalem,
Like the ^qtents of ^rKedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 “Do not stare at me because I am ^{▼▼ Or black}swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My ^tmother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me ^ucaretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7 “Tell me, O you ^vwhom my soul loves,
Where do you ^wpasture your flock,
Where do you make it ^xlie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who ^{▼▼ Some versions read wanders}veils herself
Beside the flocks of your ^zcompanions?”

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

8 ^{▼▼ BRIDEGROOM}“If you yourself do not know,
^abMost beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.

9 ^{▼▼ Lit I have compared you to}“To me, ^admy darling, you are like
My ^aemare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10 “Your ^afcheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of ^agbeads.”

11 ^{▼▼ CHORUS}“We will make for you ornaments of gold
With beads of silver.”

12 ^{▼▼ BRIDE}“While the king was at his ^{▼▼ Or couch}table,
My ^{▼▼ Lit nard
,} ^alperfume gave forth its fragrance.
13 “My beloved is to me a pouch of ^ammyrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
14 “My beloved is to me a cluster of ^anhenna blossoms
In the vineyards of ^aoEngedi.”

15 ^{▼▼ BRIDEGROOM
,} ^{▼▼ Lit Behold
,} ^ar“How beautiful you are, my darling,
^{▼▼ Lit Behold}How beautiful you are!
Your ^ateyes are like doves.”

16 ^{▼▼ BRIDE
,} ^{▼▼ Lit Behold}“How handsome you are, ^awmy beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
17 “The beams of our houses are ^axcedars,
Our rafters, ^{▼▼ Or junipers
,} ^azcypresses.