Among them—The teeth are perfect in form and number, illustrating the Bride's ability to feed upon the strong meat which “belongeth to them that are of full age.”
4:3. Thy lips—“O Lord open Thou my lips!” “My mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips.”
Are like a thread of scarlet—As the scarlet thread of redemption runs through the Divine Word, so it is with you, and on your lips—the all-absorbing theme of life.
And thy speech is comely—“My speech shall distil as the dew.”
Thy temples are like—Thy mind, the mind of the New Creature, may be properly compared to.
A piece of pomegranate—The pomegranate curiously combines the flavors of all fruits. It thus well illustrates the New Mind, which, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, brings to perfection the fruitage of love, the sum of all the Christian graces.
Within thy locks—Behind thy veil; concealed by the veil of the flesh.
4:4. Thy neck—Willingness to bear burdens.
Is like the tower of David—David was a type of the Church militant.
Builded for an armory—Designed to accommodate a great number.