Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 7:6
How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the beloved, continuing the physical description from the previous verse and leading into the next. The words — ya.Fit translates to "you are beautiful," and na.'Amt translates to "you are lovely." The thread — This language of beauty and delight appears in Psalms 45:11, Song of Solomon 1:15, and Song of Solomon 4:10. Why it lands — The text states a direct observation of the beloved's attractiveness and delight, asking the reader to note the poem's focus on physical affection without imposing external doctrinal meaning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
Cross-references
- Psalms 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Song of Solomon 1:15 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
- Song of Solomon 4:10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Song of Solomon 2:14 O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
- Song of Solomon 4:7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
- Song of Solomon 7:10 I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
- Isaiah 62:4 No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
- Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”