Song of Solomon 2:1-9 ▼

1 I'm a flower from Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

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

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I take delight and sit down, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 He has brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.

5 Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I'm weak with love.

6 I wish that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand were embracing me!

7 Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!

8 The voice of my beloved! Look! He's coming, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

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