Protestantism
English
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.12
- sweetly: Heb. straightly
- of those…: or, of the ancient
And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
And thy palate as the good wine--'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, ...That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.
And the roufe of thy mouth like good wine, which goeth straight to my welbeloued, and causeth the lippes of the ancient to speake.
and thy mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips and teeth.
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. ¶
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
The Bride
and your mouth1 like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.2
- Hebrew palate
- LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew gliding gently over lips as we sleep
I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;
and thy palate like the best wine that goes into my beloved sweetly and causes the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Mutual Possession Refrain
Your palate is like the best wine that goes down for my beloved, smoothly gliding over my lips and teeth.1
- Or “over lips of sleepers.” One Hebrew textual tradition preserves the reading “lips of those who sleep” (MT). Another Hebrew tradition reads “my lips and my teeth,” as reflected by the ancient versions (LXX, Latin Vulgate, Aramaic Targum, Syriac Peshitta). The latter is adopted here since it makes the most sense poetically
and the roof of your mouth like the best wine going down smoothly, for my Beloved, flowing softly over the lips of sleeping ones.
and the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my Beloved, that goes down smoothly for My Beloved, flowing softly over the lips of sleeping ones.
Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
And thy mouth like the best wine— [M.] —that goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Flowing over the lips of them that sleep.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.12
- sweetly: Heb. straightly.
- of those…: or, of the ancient.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
And, thy mouth, like good wine—[SHE] Flowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of the sleeping.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.12
- sweetly: Heb. straightly
- of those...: or, of the ancient
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Catholicism
English
Thy throat like the best wine, worthy for my beloved to drink, and for his lips and his teeth to ruminate.
Groom: I said, I will ascend to the palm tree, and take hold of its fruit. And your breasts will be like clusters of grapes on the vine. And the fragrance of your mouth will be like apples.1
- 7:9Dates are a common type of fruit from a palm tree. Now the groom is speaking about the bride, since he speaks about her breasts and since the person speaking is first person singular. The transition from the maidens speaking to the groom speaking is indicated by the introductory phrase: ‘I said....’ +Both the Christ and the Church are compare to the palm tree, because the Church is the Body of Christ. The Christ says that He will ascend to the palm tree, i.e. that He will ascend to the Church in Heaven, and that its fruit, the Blessed in Heaven, will benefit the Church on earth.(Conte)