Song of Songs

Old Testament · Poetry · 8 chapters

Quick answer

A poetic celebration of love and desire between a bride and groom.

The Song is unabashed love poetry, affirming the goodness of marital love and beauty. Many traditions also read it as a picture of the love between God and his people, Christ and the church.

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Chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Start here — curated resources

Lay

★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical
A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

Pastoral

SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical
Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Watch & study

VideoBibleProject — Song of Songs videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
VideoWatch teaching on Song of SongsYouTube · Lay · Free
Sermon series and book overviews from across YouTube.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on Song of SongsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).