Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Song of Solomon 8
34 songs meet this passage
dangerously in love · beyonce
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
Love described as fierce and consuming mirrors the intense devotion Beyoncé expresses. Scripture affirms that deep romantic love is real and powerful.
Nineteen · Tegan and Sara
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
The ache of love that overtakes someone before full understanding is itself a biblical theme; love's intensity is treated as real and worth naming, even young and unformed.
“I miss how you lie with me”
Right Now (Na Na Na) · Akon
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
Physical longing within a past relationship echoes the intensity of desire Scripture itself describes, though here it's untethered from covenant.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER · Billie Eilish
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
The song's desire for a love as strong and lasting as death echoes this ancient picture of love being 'as strong as death,' though without the covenantal depth Scripture gives it.
“Something in the orange tells me we're not done”
Something in the Orange · Zach Bryan
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
The fierce, clinging intensity of love recalls Scripture's own acknowledgment that love burns like a fire not easily quenched.
“I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?”
Cruel Summer · Taylor Swift
strains against Song of Solomon 8:6
Scripture frames love as fierce and serious, but not framed as shameful or self-destructive the way it's described here.
“Cause how could I ever love someone else?”
drivers license · Olivia Rodrigo
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
Scripture itself treats young love and heartbreak as weighty ('love is as strong as death'), not trivial, which gives this ache dignity rather than dismissal.
“And our love become a funeral pyre”
Light My Fire · The Doors
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
Scripture itself pictures love as fierce as a flame; this song taps the same ancient intuition that desire burns with real intensity, though without the covenant context Song of Solomon assumes.
Remember Me (Dúo) [feat. Natalia Lafourcade] [From "Coco"] [Steerner Remix] · Miguel
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
Love as strong as death, set like a seal on the heart. The song's insistence that love survives absence and even the grave resonates with this ancient claim about love's tenacity.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out · The Smiths
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
Love described as fierce as death captures the same intensity here, longing for a love strong enough to make even dying feel bearable.
“I wanna die in your arms”
A Sky Full of Stars · Coldplay
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6
The hyperbolic intensity of romantic devotion ('strong as death') is a familiar biblical way of expressing love's totality, even if here it's secular rather than covenantal.
“So when the lights go out and it's only us”
Stargazing · Kid Cudi
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The desire for an enduring, exclusive love that outlasts circumstance recalls Scripture's own celebration of love as strong and unquenchable.
“If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you”
Die With A Smile · Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The desire to stay close to a beloved even facing death echoes this passage's portrait of love as strong as death, a devotion many waters cannot quench.
“Mama, my mind, is set on you”
Carry You Home · Alex Warren
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The intensity of devoted romantic love here parallels Scripture's own celebration of steadfast human love, though this song stops short of the divine framing Solomon's does.
Stargazing · Myles Smith
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Echoes the intensity and totality of romantic love celebrated in Scripture's own love poetry, without it being treated as shameful.
“How can we go back to being friends”
back to friends · sombr
strains against Song of Solomon 8:6-7
True love is described as a seal, unshakeable and strong as death; the song's confusion shows what happens when intimacy outpaces that kind of commitment.
“I loved you, how tragic”
Austin (Boots Stop Workin') · Dasha
strains against Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Where Scripture holds love as strong as death and unquenchable, here love is rendered as foolish and tragic, a cautionary punchline rather than something sacred.
“Be loving you 'til we're 70”
Thinking Out Loud · Ed Sheeran
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The song's vision of love outlasting time and circumstance echoes Scripture's own celebration of love as strong and enduring, like a seal upon the heart.
“We keep this love in a photograph”
Photograph · Ed Sheeran
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The desire to seal love against time and loss echoes this ancient picture of love as strong as death, worth treasuring and protecting.
“I'd walk through fire for you”
Adore You · Harry Styles
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Scripture itself celebrates romantic devotion this intense, comparing love's flame to an unquenchable fire; this lyric echoes that same passionate commitment.
“Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel”
Love Story (Taylor’s Version) · Taylor Swift
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The fierce, unyielding nature of young love that cannot be quenched by outside disapproval echoes this celebration of love's strength.
“I feel like we're forever, every time we get together”
Levitating · Dua Lipa
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The exuberant, all-consuming language of romantic love here echoes Scripture's own celebration of love's intensity and wonder.
“I'll be right here with you 'til the end”
Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON) · Justin Bieber
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The desire for lasting, exclusive devotion echoes Scripture's own celebration of steadfast romantic love.
“I will always want you”
Wrecking Ball · Miley Cyrus
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The fierce, unrelenting longing described here mirrors the intensity of desire Scripture itself acknowledges love can carry, for better or worse.
“Cause you loved her too much, and you dived too deep”
Let Her Go · Passenger
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Scripture itself affirms love as fierce and overwhelming ('many waters cannot quench love'), giving dignity to the song's portrayal of love's consuming depth.
“Bound by wild desire”
Ring of Fire · Johnny Cash
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Scripture itself describes love as a flame no water can quench, so the song's fire imagery has biblical precedent for love's overwhelming power.
“Two strangers learn to fall in love again”
Faithfully · Journey
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The rekindling of affection after separation echoes this passage's picture of love as strong, resilient, and worth guarding against being swept away.
September · Earth, Wind & Fire
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Celebrating love as lasting and precious reflects the Song's own high view of love as something strong and enduring, even if this song never names its source.
“You're still the one I want for life”
You're Still The One (Remastered 2023) · Shania Twain
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Celebrates covenant love that endures and cannot be swept away, much like the lasting devotion described here.
Forever and Ever, Amen · Randy Travis
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Like Song of Solomon's declaration that love is 'strong as death' and unquenchable, this lyric frames devotion as permanent and unshaken by time.
“If all I got is your hand in my hand”
Die a Happy Man · Thomas Rhett
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The Song of Solomon portrays love as a treasure no wealth can buy, which this refrain echoes in its plain devotion.
Peppermint Blue · Eiichi Ohtaki
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The song's ache for love that is deep, unhurried, and almost too intense to hold resonates with the Scriptures' own portrait of love as a force that overwhelms and outlasts.
Te Quiero · Flex
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Scripture itself celebrates passionate romantic love as strong and consuming, affirming that this kind of devotion isn't foreign to a biblical view of love.
“Because you're mine, I walk the line”
I Walk the Line · Johnny Cash
resonates with Song of Solomon 8:6-7
The refrain's binding, exclusive devotion mirrors the Song's picture of love as a seal, strong and unwavering.
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