5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Song of Solomon 7:5 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-9)The title which Jesus Christ here gives to the church is new: O prince’s daughter ! agreeing with Ps. 45:13; where she is called the king’s daughter . She is so in respect of her new birth, born from above, begotten of God, and his workmanship, bearing the image of the King of kings, and guided by his Spirit. She is so by marriage; Christ, by betrothing her to himself, though he found her mean and...
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