10My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: …
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-16)Here is, I. The question which the daughters of Jerusalem put to the spouse concerning her beloved, in answer to the charge she had given them, Song 5:9. Observe, 1. The respectful title they give to the spouse: O thou fairest among women ! Our Lord Jesus makes his spouse truly amiable, not only in his eyes, but in the eyes of all the daughters of Jerusalem. The church is the most excellent societ…
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