Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?" — Song Of Solomon 5:9 (ASV)
Section 5:9–6:3: The bride’s commendation of the beloved. In the allegorical interpretations of Jewish expositors, all of this is spoken by exiled Israel about the Holy One, whose praise she sings by the waters of Babylon (Psalms 137:1). Christian interpreters apply the description directly to the Incarnate Son, partly in His eternal Godhead, but chiefly in His risen and glorified humanity.