Chapter i, verse 1: “The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.”
Meaning—The church’s love unto Christ.
Verse 5: “I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.”
Meaning—She confesseth her deformity.
Verse 7: “Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon,” etc.
Meaning—And prayeth to be directed to his flock.
Verse 8: “If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth,” etc.
Meaning—Christ directeth her to the shepherd’s tent.
Verse 9: “I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.”
Meaning—And showing his love to her.