Summary: Song of Solomon is structured around love, devotion, and poetic celebration of marriage.
Song of Solomon Chapter 1:1-17
The Bride’s Longing
1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth;
3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance;
4 Draw me; we will run after thee:
The Bride’s Beauty
5 I am black, but comely,
6 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy,
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,
9 I have compared thee, O my love,
10 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair,
11 We will make thee plaits of gold
The Bride and Bridegroom Delight in Each Other
12 While the king sat at his table,
13 My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh,
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love;
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:
17 The beams of our house are cedars,
Song of Solomon Chapter 2:1-17
The Bride’s Delight in Her Beloved
1 I am a rose of Sharon,
2 As a lily among thorns,
3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood,
4 He brought me to the banqueting-house,
5 Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples;
6 His left hand is under my head,
7 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
The Beloved Calls to His Bride
8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh,
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart:
10 My beloved spake, and said unto me,
11 For, lo, the winter is past;
12 The flowers appear on the earth;
13 The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs,
14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock,
The Little Foxes
15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes,
My Beloved Is Mine
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his:
17 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away,
Song of Solomon Chapter 3:1-11
The Bride Seeks Her Beloved
1 By night on my bed
2 I said, I will rise now, and go about the city;
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me;
4 It was but a little that I passed from them,
5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
The Wedding Procession of Solomon
6 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness
7 Behold, it is the litter of Solomon;
8 They all handle the sword, and are expert in war:
9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin
10 He made the pillars thereof of silver,
11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon,
Song of Solomon Chapter 4:1-16
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;
2 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn,
3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,
4 Thy neck is like the tower of David
5 Thy two breasts are like two fawns
6 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away,
7 Thou art all fair, my love;
Come with Me from Lebanon
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,
9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;
10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride!
11 Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb:
A Garden Locked
12 A garden shut up is my sister, my bride;
13 Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits;
14 Spikenard and saffron,
15 Thou art a fountain of gardens,
The Bride Invites Her Beloved
16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south;
Song of Solomon Chapter 5:1-16
The Beloved Comes to His Garden
1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride:
The Bride’s Troubled Dream
2 I was asleep, but my heart waked:
3 I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on?
4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door,
5 I rose up to open to my beloved;
6 I opened to my beloved;
7 The watchmen that go about the city found me,
8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved,
The Bride Describes Her Beloved
10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
11 His head is as the most fine gold;
12 His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks,
13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices,
14 His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl:
15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold:
16 His mouth is most sweet;
Song of Solomon Chapter 6:1-13
Where Has Your Beloved Gone?
1 Whither is thy beloved gone,
2 My beloved is gone down to his garden,
3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine:
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride Again
4 Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah,
5 Turn away thine eyes from me,
6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes,
7 Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate
8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,
9 My dove, my undefiled, is but one;
10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,
The Bridegroom Delights in His Bride
11 I went down into the garden of nuts,
12 Before I was aware, my soul set me
13 Return, return, O Shulammite;
Song of Solomon Chapter 7:1-13
The Bride’s Beauty Praised
1 How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter!
2 Thy body is like a round goblet,
3 Thy two breasts are like two fawns
4 Thy neck is like the tower of ivory;
5 Thy head upon thee is like Carmel,
6 How fair and how pleasant art thou,
7 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree,
8 I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree,
9 And thy mouth like the best wine,
The Bride’s Desire for Her Beloved
10 I am my beloved’s;
11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field;
12 Let us get up early to the vineyards;
13 The mandrakes give forth fragrance;
Song of Solomon Chapter 8:1-14
Longing for Intimacy
1 Oh that thou wert as my brother,
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house,
3 His left hand should be under my head,
4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Love’s Strength
5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,
6 Set me as a seal upon thy heart,
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
The Family’s Counsel
8 We have a little sister,
9 If she be a wall,
10 I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof
Solomon’s Vineyard
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:
The Bridegroom’s Call
13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens,
14 Make haste, my beloved,