Protestantism
English
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
On my couch by night, I sought him whom my soul hath loved; I sought him, and I found him not!
On my bed, in the nights, I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
In my bed by night I sought him that my soule loued: I sought him, but I found him not.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
1 The Church her fight and victory in temptation. 6 The Church glories in Christ.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
By night on my bed I was looking for him who is the love of my soul: I was looking for him, but I did not see him.
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him, but I found him not.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him.
BY night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Maiden’s Dream (?): Seeking and Finding
On my bed in the night, I sought1 him whom my ⌞heart⌟2 loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
- Or “I seek”
- Literally “soul”
By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loves. I sought Him, but I did not find Him.
By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loved; I sought Him, but I did not find Him.
By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
[M.] Upon my bed, in the night, I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him, but found him not.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
[SHE] Upon my couch, in the night-time, sought I the beloved of my soul,—I sought him, but found him not.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Catholicism
English
In my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, and found him not.
The spouse seeks Christ. The glory of his humanity.
Bride: On my bed, throughout the night, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, and did not find him.12
- 3:1She uses the masculine ‘quem’ and ‘illum’, so this is her speaking to him. +The Church seeks knowledge of Christ, but Christ is greater than the ability of the Church to understand Him, so He always remains partly unknown to the Church. Christ is ineffable, even to Mary and to the Church.(Conte)
- 3:1In my bed by night, etc: The Gentiles as in the dark, and seeking in heathen delusion what they could not find, the true God, until Christ revealed his doctrine to them by his watchmen, (ver. 3,) that is, by the apostles, and teachers by whom they were converted to the true faith; and holding that faith firmly, the spouse (the Catholic Church) declares, ver. 4, That she will not let him go, till she bring him into her mother’s house, etc., that is, till at last, the Jews also shall find him.(Challoner)