Song of Solomon 4:1 (DRB)

Passage

How beautiful art thou, my love, how beautiful art thou! thy eyes are doves' eyes, besides what is hid within. Thy hair is as flocks of goats, which come up from mount Galaad.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:1 How beautiful art thou, my love, how beautiful art thou! thy eyes are doves' eyes, besides what is hid within. Thy hair is as flocks of goats, which come up from mount Galaad.

Song of Solomon 4:2 Thy teeth as flocks of sheep, that are shorn, which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them.

Song of Solomon 4:3 Thy lips are as a scarlet lace: and thy speech sweet. Thy cheeks are as a piece of a pomegranate, besides that which lieth hid within.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Thy teeth as flocks of sheep that...", so "beautiful" 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 "beautiful" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.