The Bride and the Bridegroom

9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariot horses.

Other Translations of Song of Solomon 1:9

King James Version

The Bride and the Bridegroom

9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

English Standard Version

The Bride and the Bridegroom

9 I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.

The Message

The Bride and the Bridegroom

9 You remind me of Pharaoh's well-groomed and satiny mares.

New King James Version

The Bride and the Bridegroom

9 I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh's chariots.

New Living Translation

The Bride and the Bridegroom

9 You are as exciting, my darling, as a mare among Pharaoh's stallions.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9

Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9-17

(Read Song of Solomon 1:9-17)

The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, verse 16, speaks with praise of those holy ordinances in which true believers have fellowship with Christ. Whether the believer is in the courts of the Lord, or in retirement; whether following his daily labours, or confined on the bed of sickness, or even in a dungeon, a sense of the Divine presence will turn the place into a paradise. Thus the soul, daily having fellowship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, enjoys a lively hope of an incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance above.