Song of Solomon 3
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On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him. Begin Abide·
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I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him. Begin Abide·
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I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?” Begin Abide·
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I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me. Begin Abide·
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O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right. Begin Abide·
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Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant? Begin Abide·
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Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel. Begin Abide·
- 8
All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night. Begin Abide·
- 9
King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon. Begin Abide·
- 10
He has made its posts of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric. Its interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem. Begin Abide·
- 11
Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing. Begin Abide·