Song of Solomon 4:1 (GNV)

Passage

Behold, thou art faire, my loue: behold, thou art faire: thine eyes are like the doues: among thy lockes thine heare is like the flocke of goates, which looke downe from the mountaine of Gilead.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 4:1 Behold, thou art faire, my loue: behold, thou art faire: thine eyes are like the doues: among thy lockes thine heare is like the flocke of goates, which looke downe from the mountaine of Gilead.

Song of Solomon 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe in good order, which go vp from the washing: which euery one bring out twinnes, and none is barren among them.

Song of Solomon 4:3 Thy lippes are like a threede of scarlet, and thy talke is comely: thy temples are within thy lockes as a piece of a pomegranate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "thou", "faire", "loue", 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 flocke 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.