Song of Solomon 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Song of Solomon 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Song of Solomon 3:1 is a verse from the book of Song of Solomon in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Song of Solomon 3:1 — KJV
“By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.”
— Song of Solomon 3:1 (KJV)
Song of Solomon 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is an unashamed celebration of covenant love — poetic dialogue between a bride and bridegroom that honors desire, faithfulness, and delight. Believers across centuries have also read it as a picture of Christ's love for His people: strong as death, unquenchable by many waters.
Cross-References for Song of Solomon 3:1
“The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 3:1: whom, soul, loveth
“It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 3:1: whom, soul, loveth
“In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. sore: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 3:1: night, sought, soul
“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 3:1: sought, whom, found
“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? as one...: or, as one that is veiled”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 3:1: whom, soul, loveth
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