4:1 Behold, thou [art] a fair, my love; behold, thou [art]
fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair
[is] as a b flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
(a) Because Christ delights in his Church, he commends all
that is in her.
(b) He has respect for the multitude of the faithful, which
are many in number.
4:5 Thy two c breasts [are] like two young roes that are
twins, which feed among the lilies.
(c) In which are knowledge and zeal two precious jewels.
4:8d Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from
Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir
and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the
leopards.
(d) Christ promises his Church to call his faithful from all
the corners of the world.
4:9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my e sister, [my] spouse;
thou hast ravished my heart with one of thy f eyes, with
one chain of thy neck.
(e) Christ calls his Church sister in respect that he had
taken the flesh of man.
(f) In that he made his Church beautiful and rich, he loved
his gifts in her.
4:11 Thy g lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb: honey
and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the scent of thy
garments [is] like the fragrance of Lebanon.
(g) Because of your confession and thanksgiving.
4:15h A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and
streams from Lebanon.
(h) The Church confesses that all her glory and beauty
comes from Christ who is the true fountain of all
grace.
4:16 Awake, O i north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my
garden, [that] its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come
into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
(i) She desires Christ to comfort her and to pour the
graces of his Spirit on her, which is meant by the
North and South wind.
