Song of Solomon 1:16
16 How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant.
Other Translations of Song of Solomon 1:16
King James Version
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
English Standard Version
16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green;
The Message
16 And you, my dear lover - you're so handsome! And the bed we share is like a forest glen.
New King James Version
16 The Shulamite Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green.
New Living Translation
16 You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed;
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:16
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.