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Song of Solomon 3

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1 Upon my bed at night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer.

2 "I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves." I sought him, but found him not.

3 The sentinels found me, as they went about in the city. "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

4 Scarcely had I passed them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the wild does: do not stir up or awaken love until it is ready!

6 What is that coming up from the wilderness, like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

7 Look, it is the litter of Solomon! Around it are sixty mighty men of the mighty men of Israel,

8 all equipped with swords and expert in war, each with his sword at his thigh because of alarms by night.

9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin from the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made its posts of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; its interior was inlaid with love. Daughters of Jerusalem,

11 come out. Look, O daughters of Zion, at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day of the gladness of his heart.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Restless in bed and sleepless through the night, I longed for my lover. I wanted him desperately. His absence was painful.

2 So I got up, went out and roved the city, hunting through streets and down alleys. I wanted my lover in the worst way! I looked high and low, and didn't find him.

3 And then the night watchmen found me as they patrolled the darkened city. "Have you seen my dear lost love?" I asked.

4 No sooner had I left them than I found him, found my dear lost love. I threw my arms around him and held him tight, wouldn't let him go until I had him home again, safe at home beside the fire.

5 Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem, by the gazelles, yes, by all the wild deer: Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe - and you're ready.

6 What's this I see, approaching from the desert, raising clouds of dust, Filling the air with sweet smells and pungent aromatics?

7 Look! It's Solomon's carriage, carried and guarded by sixty soldiers, sixty of Israel's finest,

8 All of them armed to the teeth, trained for battle, ready for anything, anytime.

9 King Solomon once had a carriage built from fine-grained Lebanon cedar.

10 He had it framed with silver and roofed with gold. The cushions were covered with a purple fabric, the interior lined with tooled leather.

11 Come and look, sisters in Jerusalem. Oh, sisters of Zion, don't miss this! My King-Lover, dressed and garlanded for his wedding, his heart full, bursting with joy!