Knowing God through His Word … Day by Day

I am my beloved’s,
and his desire is for me. Song of Solomon 7:10 (read chapter 7 today in our Bible reading plan)

 Here are some comments from David Guzik at Enduring Word:

I am my beloved’s and his desire is toward me: The maiden is completely secure in his love. She understands his desire as not a demand or a burden, but as wonderful and appropriate.

i. “She not only places his possession of her primary, but strengthens it by adding that his desire is toward her, and so focused is she upon him that she omits her possession of him. She has really lost herself in him and thereby found herself.” (Glickman)

ii. “It is the full, final, ultimate word of love. It expresses complete satisfaction, absolute rest, and uttermost of contentment and peace. There are two elements in it. The first is that of complete abandonment; ‘I am my beloved’s.’ The second is that of the realization that the beloved is satisfied; ‘His desire is toward me.’” (Morgan)