Song of Solomon 2:1-9 ▼

1 I am a wildflower of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Man

2 Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women. Woman

3 Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest, so is my love among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banquet hall, and he looked on me with love.

5 Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apricots, for I am lovesick.

6 May his left hand be under my head, and his right arm embrace me.

7 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field, do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time.

8 Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

9 My love is like a gazelle or a young stag. See, he is standing behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.