Song of Solomon 2:1-9 ▼

1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily [growing] in the valleys.

2 Like a lily among thorns, so is my true love among the young women.

3 Like an apple tree among the trees in the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I want to sit in his shadow. His fruit tastes sweet to me.

4 He leads me into a banquet room and looks at me with love.

5 Strengthen me with raisins and refresh me with apples because I am weak from love.

6 His left hand is under my head. His right hand caresses me.

7 Young women of Jerusalem, swear to me by the gazelles or by the does in the field that you will not awaken love or arouse love before its proper time.

8 I hear my beloved's voice. Look! Here he comes, sprinting over the mountains, racing over the hills.

9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, peeking through the window, looking through the lattice.