Song of Songs 3

Song of Songs 3
Christian Standard Bible

3 In my bed at night
I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but did not find him.
2 I will arise now and go about the city,
through the streets and the plazas.
I will seek the one I love.
I sought him, but did not find him.
3 The guards who go about the city found me.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4 I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house--
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
5 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field,
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.

Narrator

6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
scented with myrrh and frankincense
from every fragrant powder of the merchant?

7 Look! Solomon’s bed
surrounded by sixty warriors
from the mighty men of Israel.
8 All of them are skilled with swords
and trained in warfare.
Each has his sword at his side
to guard against the terror of the night.

​9 King Solomon made a carriage for himself
with wood from Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold,
and its seat of purple.
Its interior is inlaid with love
by the young women of Jerusalem.
11 Go out, young women of Zion,
and gaze at King Solomon,
wearing the crown his mother placed on him
on the day of his wedding--
the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

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We start with the Woman continuing her lines.  The Man has gone away on business, and she misses him.  She thinks about him when she lies down and when she gets up.  She longs for his return.  Is this not in a way similar to how we should feel about Jesus and longing for His return, for we know when he returns, He will be coming back to defeat His enemies and to make us His Bride forevermore.

As she is in the midst of her waiting, the Man comes suddenly (not quickly, but without advance notice).  She must always be ready for His return, because she has no idea when He is going to be returning.  The narrator calls for all the women of Zion (but is probably speaking to one in particular) to run out and meet him.  Will we be as ready and excited to meet Him at the first sign of HIs return?