Song of Solomon 4:1-7
How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost. Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate. Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors. Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Song of Solomon 4
7 songs meet this passage
“I'm gonna give you every inch of my love”
Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
strains against Song of Solomon 4:1-7
Biblical poetry on desire is tender, covenantal, and relational; this song strips desire down to raw urgency and performance.
“Made a meal outta me, and come back for more”
You Shook Me All Night Long · AC/DC
strains against Song of Solomon 4:1-7
Where biblical love poetry pairs desire with covenant intimacy and delight in a specific beloved, this song keeps desire untethered from any relationship or commitment.
“You colour and fracture the light”
Sapphire · Ed Sheeran
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:1
Delight in a beloved's beauty and radiance is itself a biblical pattern of romantic love poetry.
“She's got glitter for skin, my radiant beam in the night”
golden hour · JVKE
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:1
The song's adoration of a beloved's beauty mirrors the poetic, sensory love language found in Scripture's own love poem.
“Never have I seen someone so pretty, wow”
In Love · Kid Cudi
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:1
Scripture itself celebrates the wonder of beholding a beloved; this delight in another's beauty isn't foreign to a biblical view of love.
“She hates, but I think it's so sexy”
Just the Way You Are · Bruno Mars
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:7
Celebrating a beloved's particular features, even the ones she dislikes, reflects the tender admiration of this love poem.
“But her crazy's beautiful to me”
Beautiful Crazy · Luke Combs
resonates with Song of Solomon 4:7
Like the lover in Song of Songs, the singer sees his beloved as wholly beautiful, flaws and all, a picture of devoted affection.
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