Song of Solomon 2:1-9 ▼

1 I am a meadow flower from Sharon, a lily from the valleys.

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

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

4 He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly.

5 Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration

6 His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.

7 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases!

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

9 My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice.