Song of Solomon 2:1-9 ▼

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

2 Like a lily among thorns, so is my friend among women.

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my lover among men. In his shadow I delight to sit, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banquet hall and his glance at me signaled love.

5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.

6 His left hand is under my head and his right arm embraces me.

7 I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, Do not awaken, or stir up love until it is ready.

8 The sound of my lover! here he comes springing across the mountains, leaping across the hills.

9 My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. See! He is standing behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattices.