Verse 9. The roof of thy mouth like the best wine] The voice or conversation of the spouse is most probably what is meant.

Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.] As good wine has a tendency to cause the most backward to speak fluently when taken in moderation; so a sight of thee, and hearing the charms of thy conversation, is sufficient to excite the most taciturn to speak, and even to become eloquent in thy praises.

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