Song of Solomon 4:1 (DBY)

Passage

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.

Song of Solomon 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.

Song of Solomon 4:3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "thou", "fair", "love", and "thine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Thy teeth are like a flock of...", so "behold" and "thou" should be read forward into that movement. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.