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Song of Solomon 7:1-13

Contents: Further description of the beauties of the Bride.

Characters: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church).

Conclusion: The Bride of Christ bears the image of the King of Kings and in the beauty of holiness, is beyond anything nature can reach. In answer to the expressions of Christ's regard for His own, the believer should triumph in his relation to Him and rejoice in the hold He has of him.

Key Word: Beauty, Song of Solomon 7:1.

Strong Verses: Song of Solomon 7:10.

Striking Facts: Song of Solomon 7:11. Those who love Christ will go forth from the amusements of the world, contriving to attend upon Him without distraction. If we keep our eyes upon Christ, we may have the realization of His presence with us wherever we go (I walk with the King, hallelujah!).

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See also Song of Solomon 7:1-13 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER VII _A farther description of the bride_, 1-9. _Her invitation to the bridegroom_, 10-13. NOTES ON CHAP. VII Verse Song of Solomon 7:1. _HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THY FEET WITH SHOES_] "How grace...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THY FEET WITH SHOES - Or, thy steps in the sandals: the bride’s feet are seen in motion in the dance. “Joints” might be rendered circling movements. PRINCE’S DAUGHTER - Or, daughter of a noble; the b...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 7 The rapturous outburst in praise of the bride, the saved and glorified remnant of Israel, with which this chapter begins, must not be put into the lips of the bridegroom, the Messiah-King. I...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SONG OF SOLOMON 6:13 TO SONG OF SOLOMON 8:4. THE DANCING BRIDE AND THE RAPTURE OF LOVE. This section also is probably composed of different lyrics, though it is difficult to separate them; we have fir...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WITH SHOES. with sandals. PRINCE'S DAUGHTER. noble maiden. THE JOINTS OF THY THIGHS. thy rounded thighs. THE HANDS OF. CUNNING WORKMAN. hands of steadiness: i.e. work not hastily done. See note on...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _thy feet with shoes_ Lit. THY STEPS IN SANDALS. Budde emphasises the fact that the feet are not spoken of here, but the steps, i.e. in his view the dancing movements of the feet in the sword dance. O...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THY FEET WITH SHOES— Instead of _shoes,_ we might read more properly _sandals._ The word נדיב _nadib,_ here rendered _prince,_ is in Psalms 47:9; Psalms 107:40 used in the plural num...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT 7:1-10 _Solomon; Song of Solomon 7:1-9_ (Song of Solomon 7:1-5 may be remarks of women attendants) _Shulammite_ (interrupting the King); Song of Solomon 7:9 b -...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-6. The _wasf_ begins with a eulogy of her dancing: her steps in sandals (RV) are lovely, and the circling movements of her body are graceful as ornamental chains. In Eastern dancing the twisting and...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 7 THE MAN V1 You have *sandals on your feet. Your feet are as beautiful as the feet of a prince’s daughter!...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Song of Solomon 7:2]_ מַה ־יָּפ֧וּ פְעָמַ֛יִךְ בַּ †...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    MYSTICAL INTERPRETATIONS THUS far we have been considering the bare, literal sense of the text. It cannot be denied that, if only to lead up to the metaphorical significance of the words employed, tho...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    How beautiful are thy (a) feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs [are] like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman. (a) He describes the comely beauty of the Churc...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _How beautiful are thy feet_, &c. The bridegroom, who spake the last words, here continues his speech, and breaks forth into a particular description and commendation of the spouse, partly from the pa...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Song of Solomon 7:1 beautiful H3302 (H8804) feet H6471 sandals H5275 princes H5081 daughter H1323 curves H2542 thighs...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 6. The Restored Couple Rejoice In Each Other (Song of Solomon 7:1 to Song of Solomon 8:4). The restoration of the royal couple is now complete. Their harmony is fully restored, and they can o...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skillful workman. Your navel is like a round goblet, In which no mingled...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Song of Solomon 7:1 I. Notice, first, the Church's or the believer's name "daughter" and "prince's daughter." (1) She is called "daughter." This points to the tender relation subsisting between Christ...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Shoes — Were anciently evidences of a free and comfortable state, whereas slaves and mourners used to go bare — foot....

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