Song of Solomon 3:1-9 ▼

1 “On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him.

2 ‘I must arise now and go around in the city; In the streets and in the public squares I must seek him whom my soul loves.’ I sought him but did not find him.

3 “The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’

4 “Hardly had I left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother’s house, And into the room of her who conceived me.”

5 “Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, That you will not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

6 “What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the scented powders of the merchant?

7 “Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty warriors around it, Of the warriors of Israel.

8 “All of them are wielders of the sword, Expert in war; Each man has his sword at his side, Guarding against the terrors of the night.

9 “King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair From the timber of Lebanon.