8 "There are sixty queens and eighty concubines , And maidens without number ; 9 But my dove , my perfect one , is unique : She is her mother's only daughter; She is the pure child of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed , The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:8-9
Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:4-10
(Read Song of Solomon 6:4-10)
All the real excellence and holiness on earth centre in the church. Christ goes forth subduing his enemies, while his followers gain victories over the world, the flesh, and the devil. He shows the tenderness of a Redeemer, the delight he takes in his redeemed people, and the workings of his own grace in them. True believers alone can possess the beauty of holiness. And when their real character is known, it will be commended. Both the church and believers, at their first conversion, look forth as the morning, their light being small, but increasing. As to their sanctification, they are fair as the moon, deriving all their light, grace, and holiness from Christ; and as to justification, clear as the sun, clothed with Christ, the Sun of righteousness, and fighting the good fight of faith, under the banners of Christ, against all spiritual enemies.