Albert Barnes Commentary Song Of Solomon 7:6-10

"How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters. I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples, And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep. I am my beloved`s; And his desire is toward me." — Song Of Solomon 7:6-10 (ASV)

A brief dialogue: Song of Solomon 7:6–9 are spoken by the king, while the end of Song of Solomon 7:9 and all of Song of Solomon 7:10 are spoken by the bride.

Song of Solomon 7:6 is a general sentiment:

How fair, and what a charm you have,
O love, among delightful things!

Compare to Song of Solomon 2:7 and Song of Solomon 8:6–7.

In Song of Solomon 7:7, the king now addresses the bride. This your stature — He compares her to a palm, vine, and apple tree for her noble form and pleasant fruit, and the words of her mouth to the sweetest wine.

In Song of Solomon 7:9, the bride interrupts the king and finishes his sentence: For my beloved, that goes down sweetly — She means that the wine goes down smoothly or pleasantly for her beloved. Compare to Proverbs 23:31.

In Song of Solomon 7:10, the bride declares: His desire is toward me — All his affection has her as its object. The bride then proceeds to exercise her power over his loving will.