What does Song of Solomon 2:7 mean?

Song of Solomon 2:7 highlights themes such as love, patience, desire when read in context.

How should I apply Song of Solomon 2:7 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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1 Corinthians 13:4
Both verses emphasize the importance of patience in love.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trusting in love aligns with the call to trust in the Lord.
Galatians 5:22
The fruit of the Spirit includes patience, which is relevant to this verse's theme.