Song of Solomon 1:2

“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, etc.] That is, Solomon; Christ, the antitype of Solomon, the church’s beloved; or it is a relative without an antecedent, which was only in her own mind, “let him”; him, whom her thoughts were so much employed about; her affections were so strongly after; and whose image was as it were before her, present to her mind: and “the kisses of his mouth”, she desires, intend some fresh manifestations and discoveries of his love to her; by some precious word of promise from his mouth, applied to her; and by an open espousal of her, and the consummation of marriage with her. It may be rendered, “with one of the kisses of his mouth”f13; kisses with the…”

“the prologue. - The Song commences with two stanzas in praise of the king (now absent) by a chorus of virgins belonging to the royal household. Expositors, Jewish and Christian, interpret the whole as spoken by the Church of the heavenly Bridegroom. Song of Solomon 1:2 Let him kiss me - Christian expositors have regarded this as a prayer of the Church under the old covenant for closer communion with the Godhead through the Incarnation. Thus, Gregory: “Every precept of Christ received by the Church is as one of His kisses.” Thy love - Better as margin, i. e., thy endearments or tokens of affection are more desired than any other delights. Song of Solomon 1:3 Because ... - Better, For…”

“Let him - The beginning is abrupt; but is suitable to, and usual in writing of this nature, wherein things are not related in an historical and exquisite order, but that which was first done is brought in, as it were accidentally, after many other passages: as we see in Homer, and Virgil, and others. These are the words of the spouse, wherein she breathes forth her passionate love to the bridegroom, whom she does not name; because it was needless, as being so well known to the persons, to whom she speaks, and being the only person who was continually in her thoughts. By kisses, the usual tokens of love and good - will, she means the communications of his love and favour, his graces and…”

“1:2-14 The Song begins with the woman’s expression of desire for intimate union with the man she loves. In the Song, the woman is frequently the one who initiates relationship. The members of the chorus (identified in the NLT as “Young Women of Jerusalem”) affirm her choice of this man. • According to the three-character dramatic interpretation, the Song opens by explaining the woman’s predicament. The king is about to take her into his palace, but her true passions lie with her shepherd lover. The woman hopes that her lover will rescue her from the king’s presence (1:4). 1:2 Kiss me and kiss me again: The woman longs for the touch and taste of kisses from her true love. From the very start…”

“him: Sol 5:16, Sol 8:1; Gen 27:26, Gen 27:27, Gen 29:11, Gen 45:15; Psa 2:12; Luk 15:20; Act 21:7; Pe1 5:14 thy love: Heb. thy loves, Sol 1:4, Sol 2:4, Sol 4:10, Sol 7:6, Sol 7:9, Sol 7:12, Sol 8:2; Psa 36:7, Psa 63:3-5; Isa 25:6, Isa 55:1, Isa 55:2; Mat 26:26 Song of Solomon (Canticles) 1:3”

“From these words with which as a solo the first strophe begins: Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, We at once perceive that she who here speaks is only one of many among whom Solomon's kisses are distributed; for min is partitive, as e.g., Exo 16:27 (cf. Jer 48:32 and Isa 16:9), with the underlying phrase נשׁיקה נשׁק, osculum osculari = figere, jungere, dare. Nashak properly means to join to each other and to join together, particularly mouth to mouth. פּיהוּ is the parallel form of פּיו, and is found in prose as well as in poetry; it is here preferred for the sake of the rhythm. Bttcher prefers, with Hitzig, ישׁקני ("let him give me to drink"); but "to give to drink with kisses" is…”