13 "His cheeks are like a bed of balsam , Banks of sweet-scented herbs ; His lips are lilies Dripping with liquid myrrh . 14 "His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl ; His abdomen is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires . 15 "His legs are pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold ; His appearance is like Lebanon Choice as the cedars . 16 "His mouth is full of sweetness . And he is wholly desirable . This is my beloved and this is my friend , O daughters of Jerusalem ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Song of Solomon 5:13-18
Commentary on Song of Solomon 5:9-16
(Read Song of Solomon 5:9-16)
Even those who have little acquaintance with Christ, cannot but see amiable beauty in others who bear his image. There are hopes of those who begin to inquire concerning Christ and his perfections. Christians, who are well acquainted with Christ themselves, should do all they can to make others know something of him. Divine glory makes him truly lovely in the eyes of all who are enlightened to discern spiritual things. He is white in the spotless innocence of his life, ruddy in the bleeding sufferings he went through at his death. This description of the person of the Beloved, would form, in the figurative language of those times, a portrait of beauty of person and of grace of manners; but the aptness of some of the allusions may not appear to us. He shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all that believe. May his love constrain us to live to his glory.