Song of Solomon 7: I Am My Beloved's
The Bridegroom praises his bride's beauty with joy, and she gladly gives herself to him, inviting him out to the vineyards and the fields.
Song of Solomon 7 (WEB)
1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince’s daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
2 Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies.
3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.
5 Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.
6 How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!
7 This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.
8 I said, “I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit.” Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples, Beloved
9 Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
10 I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the field. Let us lodge in the villages.
12 Let’s go early up to the vineyards. Let’s see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes produce fragrance. At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, which I have stored up for you, my beloved.
Song of Solomon 7 (KJV)
1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
10 I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
Song of Solomon 7 (ASV)
1 How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.
2 Thy body islikea round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
3 Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
4 Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.
5 Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof.
6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
7 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters.
8 I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples,
9 And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
10 I am my beloved’s; And his desire is toward me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages.
12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, Andits blossom is open, Andthe pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.
13 The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
Summary
The Bridegroom resumes his praise, now moving from feet upward, admiring the Bride's graceful steps, her form, her waist like a heap of wheat set about with lilies, her neck like an ivory tower, her eyes like pools, her stately head, until he declares how beautiful and pleasant she is, his delight. He likens her to a palm tree whose fruit he longs to take hold of, her breath like apples and her mouth like the best wine. The Bride takes up his words and gives herself wholly to him: I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. Then she invites him out together into the countryside, to lodge in the villages and go early to the vineyards to see whether the vines have budded and the pomegranates are in flower; there, she says, she will give him her love. The mandrakes give their fragrance, and at their doors are choice fruits, new and old, which she has stored up for her beloved. The chapter celebrates the mature, mutual, freely-given delight of covenant love, eager and unembarrassed, ready to be enjoyed together in its season.
Main Characters
- The Bridegroom (the Lover) — The beloved who praises the Bride from feet to head with delight, longing for her as for the fruit of a palm tree.
- The Bride (the Beloved) — The young woman who gives herself wholly to her beloved, declaring his desire is toward her, and invites him out to the vineyards to give him her love.
Key Verse
Song of Solomon 7:10 (WEB)
I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.
Lessons Learned
- Mature love delights freely and openly in the beloved.
- Covenant love is gladly given, not grudgingly withheld.
- Love seeks shared experience, going out together into life.
- Knowing the beloved's desire toward us gives joyful security.
- Love delights without shame. “How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!” (Song 7:6, WEB). Covenant love rejoices openly in the beloved.
- Desire is mutual and secure. “I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me” (Song 7:10, WEB). To know we are wanted by the one we want is the joy of covenant love.
- Love seeks shared life. “Come, my beloved, let us go out into the field” (Song 7:11, WEB). Love is not only private intimacy but a life lived together.
- Love is freely given. “There I will give you my love” (Song 7:12, WEB). What is kept in covenant is gladly and freely offered to the beloved.
- How does the Bridegroom's praise here compare with his earlier songs about the Bride?
- What does the Bride's declaration in verse 10 show about the security of their love?
- Why does she invite her beloved out into the fields and vineyards (7:11-12)?
- What does it mean that she has stored up choice fruits, new and old, for her beloved (7:13)?
- How does the idea of being both desired and freely giving shape a healthy picture of love for you?
- His praise grows even more delighted and intimate, celebrating her beauty and his longing for her (7:1-9). The renewed and deepened praise shows a love that does not grow stale but matures into fuller delight.
- “His desire is toward me” expresses the joyful security of being wanted by the one she wants (7:10). Help the group see that mutual desire within covenant brings rest and confidence, not anxiety.
- She invites him to go out together to lodge in the villages and visit the vineyards (7:11-12). Love seeks shared adventure and ordinary life together, not only private intimacy—the companionship of a life lived side by side.
- Storing up fruits new and old pictures a love that treasures both fresh joys and long-kept devotion. Encourage the group to see covenant love as something cultivated over time, with delights saved and offered to the beloved.
- This is a personal-application question. Invite members to reflect on the freedom and security that come from love that is both desired and freely given. As leader, keep the tone warm and reverent, mindful of the varied life situations in the room.