Verse 4
Thou art beautiful. Solomon breaks in as soon as the Shulamite called for her beloved (shepherd), as he did in Song of Solomon 1:9 .
my love = my friend. Hebrew. ra'yah. Feminine. See note on Song of Solomon 1:9 .
Tirzah. Became the royal residence of the kings of Israel after the division of the kingdom, until Omri built Samaria (1 Kings 14:17 ; 1Ki 15:21 , 1 Kings 15:33 ; 1 Kings 16:8 , 1 Kings 16:15 , 1 Kings 16:17 ). Compare Son 16:24 . Tirzah means "delightful". Hence the flattering comparison.
terrible, &c. = majestic, or awe-inspiring, as bannered hosts.
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