His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
Parallel translations
- WEB His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.
- KJV His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
- NKJV His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
- NASB “His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.”
- NLT His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
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Quick answer
She pictures her beloved's embrace supporting and holding her. It conveys tender intimacy and security in his love.
Overview
His left hand cradles her head and his right embraces her, a picture of secure, affectionate closeness. Love here brings rest and protection. The believer finds similar security in the everlasting arms of the Lord, upheld by His care (Deut. 33:27).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Zeph 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Isa 54:5–10For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Song 8:3–5His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
- Jer 32:41Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
- Isa 62:4–5No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
- Prov 4:8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
- Eph 5:25–29Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
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The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.
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