1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
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Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)Here is, I. A large and particular account of the beauties of the church, and of gracious souls on whom the image of God is renewed, consisting in the beauty of holiness . In general, he that is a competent judge of beauty, whose judgment , we are sure, is according to truth , and what all must subscribe to, he has said, Behold, thou art fair . She had commended him, and called all about her to ta…
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