8:6. Set me as a seal—Indelibly impressed. The Bride beseeches her Lord.
Upon Thy heart—Thine infinite love.
As a seal upon Thine arm—Thine infinite power.
For love—Such love as I have for Thee.
Is strong as death—“Neither death nor life shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Jealousy—The fear that I may not, after all, prove acceptable to You, as Your Bride.
Is cruel as the grave—Sheol, oblivion.
The coals thereof—The weaknesses of my fallen flesh.
Are coals of fire—Burned into my very soul.
Which hath a most vehement flame—These burning thoughts of my imperfections will be with me as long as I am in this tabernacle.