My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The bride tells the chorus about a visit the beloved paid her some time before in her native home. On a beautiful spring morning, he asks for her c…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He feeds. —Hebrew: he who is feeding his flock—the pastor.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his

These are the words of the church; who, having had such evidences of Christ's…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The church is Christ's dove; she returns to Him as her Noah. Christ is the Rock, in whom alone she can consider herself safe and find herself at ea…

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