The Book of Song of Songs (Song of Solomon): A Reading 📚 🕊 ♥️ ✨️

Song of Songs 1:1-8:14 NLT

The Song of Songs is a sacred duet of desire, pursuit, belonging, and enduring love—a reflection of divine intimacy and deep human longing.

Excerpts...

Song of Songs 1:2-4
"Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine. How fragrant your cologne; your name is like its spreading fragrance. No wonder all the young women love you! Take me with you; come, let’s run!"

A passionate opening that speaks to desire and the longing for closeness.

Song of Songs 2:10-13
"My lover said to me, 'Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up... Rise up, my darling! Come away with me!'"

A tender invitation into renewal and love's awakening in springtime.

Song of Songs 3:4
"Then scarcely had I left them when I found my love. I caught and held him tightly, then I brought him to my mother’s house..."

A glimpse into the soul’s pursuit and the joy of reunion after longing.

Song of Songs 4:7-10
"You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way... You have captured my heart, my treasure, my bride. You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes..."

A vivid expression of praise and emotional vulnerability in love.

Song of Songs 5:16
"His mouth is sweetness itself; he is desirable in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend."

A beloved described with devotion—not just as a lover, but as a friend.

Song of Songs 6:3
"I am my lover’s, and my lover is mine. He browses among the lilies."

A powerful statement of mutual belonging and intimacy.

Song of Songs 7:10
"I am my lover’s, and he claims me as his own."

The heart of covenant love—belonging, desire, and delight.

Song of Songs 8:6-7
"Place me like a seal over your heart... For love is as strong as death... Many waters cannot quench love; nor can rivers drown it."

The closing crescendo: love's enduring, unquenchable power.