V.
Sharing in the work of the Lord
7:1-13
A.
Equipped as a worker in the work of the Lord
vv. 1-9
1.
The Spirit's review of the virtues of the lover
vv. 1-5
S.S. 7
:1
7:1
1How beautiful are your footsteps in
2asandals,
O
3prince’s daughter!
Your rounded thighs are like jewels,
The work of the hands of a skilled artist.
S.S. 7
:2
7:2
Your 1navel is a round goblet
That never lacks mixed wine;
Your
1belly is a heap of wheat,
Fenced in by lilies.
S.S. 7
:3
7:3
aYour two
1breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle.
S.S. 7
:4
7:4
Your 1aneck is like a tower of ivory;
Your eyes,
like the pools in Heshbon
By the gate of Bath-rabbim;
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,
Which faces Damascus.
S.S. 7
:5
7:5
Your
1head upon you is like Carmel,
And the
1locks of your head like purple.
The king is fettered by
your tresses.
2.
The Beloved's inserted words of praise
vv. 6-9
S.S. 7
:6
7:6
How 1beautiful and how pleasant in delights
You are, O love!
S.S. 7
:7
7:7
This your stature is like a palm tree,
And your breasts are
like the clusters.
S.S. 7
:8
7:8
I said, I will climb the
1palm tree;
I will take hold of its branches;
And let your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
And the fragrance of your nose like apples,
B.
Working together with her Beloved
vv. 9-13
S.S. 7
:9
7:9
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine —
1 Going down smoothly for my beloved,
Gliding through the lips of those who sleep.
S.S. 7
:10
7:10
aI am my beloved’s,
And his desire is for me.
S.S. 7
:11
7:11
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the
1fields;
Let us lodge in the
1villages.
S.S. 7
:12
7:12
Let us rise up early for the
1vineyards;
Let us see if the vine has
abudded,
If the blossom is open,
If the pomegranates are in bloom;
There I will give you my love.
S.S. 7
:13
7:13
The 1amandrakes give forth fragrance,
And over our doors are all choice fruits,
bNew as well as old.
These, my beloved, I have stored up for you.
