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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO SONG OF SOLOMON 4 In this chapter is contained a large commendation of the church's beauty by Christ; first, more particularly, by an enumeration of several parts, as her eyes, hair, teeth, lips, temples, neck, and breasts, So 4:1; and more generally, So 4:7; And having observed where he himself was determined to go, he invites her to go with him; which he enforces, partly from...
John Gill
Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair,.... The same as in So 1:15; here repeated by Christ, to introduce the following commendation; to express the greatness of his love to his church; and show that he had the same opinion of her, and esteem for her, notwithstanding what had passed between that time and this; thou [hast] doves' eyes within thy locks; the same comparison, [See...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter, I. Jesus Christ, having espoused his church to himself (ch. iii. 11), highly commends her beauty in the several expressions of it, concluding her fair, all fair, ver. 1-5 and again, ver. 7. II. He retires himself, and invites her with him, from the mountains of terror to those of delight, ver. 6, 8. III. He professes his love to her and his delight in her affection to him, ver....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; “Twice fair, first, through being washed in my blood, and next, through being sanctified by my Spirit!” Son_4:1. Thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: Jesus prizes the love of his people which flashes forth from their eyes as they look upon him. The good works of his people, like the locks of hair which are the beauty and glory of the...