Lux Domini
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

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Interpretation

The church, or rather the believer, speaks here in the character of the spouse of the King, the Messiah. The kisses of his mouth mean those assurances of pardon with which believers are favoured, filling them with peace and joy in believing, and causing them to abound in hope by the power of the Holy Ghost.

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This thought runs through Song of Solomon 1:2-6.

Glossary

Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Kedar Place
Biblical people group. Modern identification: Dumat al Jandal.