Cantique Des Cantiqu 8:9

9 Si elle est comme un mur, nous bâtirons dessus un palais d'argent; et si elle est comme une porte, nous la fermerons par une planche de cèdre.

Cantique Des Cantiqu 8:9 Meaning and Commentary

Song of Solomon 8:9

If she [be] a wall
Built upon a sure foundation; and firmly established in her faith on Christ, and love to him; and is constant therein, and stands as a wall against the attacks of enemies {b}; we will build upon her a palace of silver;
though at first but as a side wall, yet should become a complete habitation, even a palace for Christ, the King of kings, and, being designed for so illustrious an inhabitant, should be a "silver" one, denoting its worth, value, and splendour; the builders of it are the church and her ministers; though Christ is the principal builder, ( Zechariah 6:12 Zechariah 6:15 ) ( Psalms 127:1 ) . Or, "a tower of silver" ^F3, signifying, that she should be well fortified, and be put into a posture of defence against her enemies: the Gentile church at first had but a very small appearance of a building, a foundation just laid, a side wall erected; but, in a short time, a noble structure, a stately tower, a silver palace, were built for God; and if she [be] a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar;
if the door of the Gospel was opened among the Gentiles, it should be succeeded to the building a holy temple to the Lord; which should be not only ornamented, but so well fenced, that it should not be in the power of their enemies to deface and demolish it: or if the door of their hearts was opened, to receive Christ, and his glorious train of grace, they should be adorned and beautified with a larger measure of them; or if being come into a church state, and the door of it was set open to receive good men, and exclude bad men, this would be to their honour comfort and safety: or this phrase is expressive of the finishing of the building, the gate or door being set up; though it rather seems to intend the low and mean estate of the Gentile church at first, when there was but little appearance of a building, only a door set up; which afterwards grew up into a stately and magnificent palace, like that of Solomon's, built of cedar boards of the wood of Lebanon; which may denote her fragrancy, perpetuity, and incorruptibleness.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 So Ajax is called the wall of the Grecians, Homer. Iliad. 6. v. 5. & 7. v. 211.
F3 (Pok tryj) "propugnaculum argenteum", Tigurine version; "arcem argenteam", Mercerus; "castellum argenti", Michaelis.

Cantique Des Cantiqu 8:9 In-Context

7 Beaucoup d'eaux ne pourraient éteindre cet amour-là, et les fleuves même ne le pourraient pas noyer; si quelqu'un donnait tous les biens de sa maison pour cet amour-là, certainement on n'en tiendrait aucun compte.

8 Nous avons une petite sœur, qui n'a pas encore de mamelles; que ferons-nous de notre sœur au jour qu'on parlera d'elle?

9 Si elle est comme un mur, nous bâtirons dessus un palais d'argent; et si elle est comme une porte, nous la fermerons par une planche de cèdre.

10 Je suis un mur, et mes seins sont comme des tours; j'ai été à ses yeux comme celle qui trouve la paix.

11 Salomon a eu à Baal-Hamon une vigne, qu'il a donnée à des gardes; chacun d'eux doit en apporter pour son fruit mille pièces d'argent.