12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
12 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
12 While the king was on his couch, my nard gave forth its fragrance.
12 When my King-Lover lay down beside me, my fragrance filled the room.
12 The Shulamite While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
12 The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:12
Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9-17
(Read Song of Solomon 1:9-17)
The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, verse 16, speaks with praise of those holy ordinances in which true believers have fellowship with Christ. Whether the believer is in the courts of the Lord, or in retirement; whether following his daily labours, or confined on the bed of sickness, or even in a dungeon, a sense of the Divine presence will turn the place into a paradise. Thus the soul, daily having fellowship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, enjoys a lively hope of an incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance above.