Song of Solomon 7

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince’s daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies.

Your two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.

Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.

How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!

This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.

I said, “I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit.” Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples.

Your mouth is like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.

Beloved

I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.

Come, my beloved! Let’s go out into the field. Let’s lodge in the villages.

Let’s go early up to the vineyards. Let’s see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.

The mandrakes produce fragrance. At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, which I have stored up for you, my beloved.

Chapter overviewAI-generated

Overview. This chapter celebrates the beauty and desirability of the beloved, using rich, poetic imagery drawn from nature and craftsmanship to express physical and relational delight. The dialogue between the lovers moves from admiration to mutual longing, culminating in an invitation to commune together in the countryside, where love is freely given and received. Set within the Song’s unfolding drama, this passage highlights the goodness of embodied love within the covenant bond.

Flow.

The man praises the woman from feet to head, using vivid metaphors that highlight grace, symmetry, and fertility (vv. 1–5a).
He concludes his praise with an exclamation of her beauty and delight (v. 6), then likens her stature and breasts to a palm tree and its fruit (v. 7).
The man expresses his desire to embrace her, using agricultural imagery to signify intimacy (v. 8), followed by a description of her mouth and breath as deeply satisfying (v. 9).
The woman affirms her belonging to her beloved and his desire for her (v. 10), then invites him to the countryside to enjoy love and the fruits of the earth together (vv. 11–13).

Connections. Following chapter 6, where the woman searches for her beloved and reflects on his excellence and her deep longing for union with him, chapter 7 returns to a structure of mutual pursuit and adoration, now with renewed intimacy and joy. The woman’s confident declaration “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me” (v. 10) serves as a turning point, echoing the covenantal language of shared delight and possession. This prepares the way for chapter 8, which deepens the themes of love’s power, public witness, and the unquenchable nature of true affection, building on the trust and unity now on display.

What it teaches. The chapter portrays human love as a gift from God, worthy of celebration when expressed within the bounds of covenant fidelity. The body is not a source of shame but a locus of beauty and blessing, reflecting divine artistry (Gen. 1:31; Ps. 139:14). The mutual delight between the lovers reflects the creational goodness of marriage, in which two become one flesh (WCF 24.2). The connection between fertility, the land’s fruitfulness, and sexual intimacy underscores the integrated nature of God’s design for human life. As the woman confidently claims her beloved’s affection, it reflects the security and mutual service commended in holy union (HC LD 41), while the imagery echoes the way God rejoices over His people with gladness (Zeph. 3:17).

Apply. Walk with gladness in the gifts of love, beauty, and intimacy as signs of God’s good design.

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