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A Garden Enclosed
Song of Solomon 4:1-16
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This song belongs to the Song of Solomon collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.
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Song of Solomon 4: Praise becomes an invitation into the garden
Song Of Solomon 4 turns sustained praise into an invitation. The woman is described through a moving sequence of doves, goats, washed sheep, scarlet, pomegranate, a fortified tower, and young roes. Each comparison contributes a quality without pretending to be a literal measurement of the person being praised. Fragrance then expands into mountains of myrrh and frankincense, while Lebanon, lions, and leopards make the imagined distance both beautiful and dangerous. The speaker finally admits that the praise has reversed its own advantage: one glance is enough to captivate him. Wine, honey, milk, spice, and the scent of Lebanon measure the effect of her presence. The chapter closes with the enclosed garden, at once protected and overflowing. Crucially, the woman answers the description herself, calls the winds over her garden, and invites the beloved to enter.
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