Song of solomon Chapter[BR] 1

1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine.

3 And the smell of thine ointments is

Song of solomon Chapter[BR] 1

4 They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.

5 I am black, but beautiful, ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the

Song of solomon Chapter[BR] 1

6 Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has looked unfavourably upon me: my mother’s sons strove with me; they made me keeper in the vineyards; I have not kept my own vineyard.

7 Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, lest I become as one

Song of solomon Chapter[BR] 1

8 If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherd’s tents.

9 I have likened thee, my companion, to my horses in the chariots of Pharao.

10 How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, thy neck as chains!

11 We will make thee figures of gold with studs of silver.

Song of solomon Chapter[BR] 1

12 So long as the king was at table, my spikenard gave forth its smell.

13 My kinsman is to me a bundle of myrrh; he shall lie between my breasts.

14 My kinsman is to me a cluster of camphor in the vineyards of Engaddi.

15 Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.

Song of solomon Chapter[BR] 1

16 Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.

17 The beams of our house are cedars, our