Song of Solomon 2:1-9 ▼

1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

2 As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

5 Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.

6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!

7 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.

8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.