The beloved sings an extended, admiring praise of the bride’s beauty from head to foot, declaring, “You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.” He calls her “a garden locked... a fountain sealed,” honoring the exclusive faithfulness of her love, and the chapter moves toward the joyful consummation of their marriage, an intimacy welcomed as good.
Song of Solomon study chapter
Song of Solomon 4
c. 960 BCThe beloved praises the bride’s beauty and calls her a locked garden, a sealed fountain, wholly his.
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