Song of Solomon 1:16
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How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
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Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
How lovely they will be,and how beautiful!Grain will make the young men flourish,and new wine, the young women.
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.