Thy stature is like to a palm-tree Tall and straight, or upright. And he seems to mention the palm-tree rather than any other, because it is constantly green and flourishing, and grows upward in spite of all pressures. I said Within myself, I resolved; I will go up to the palm tree Climb up, that so I may take hold of the boughs, which do not grow out of the sides, as in other trees, but only at the top of it. I will take hold, &c. Partly to prune and dress them, and partly to gather the fruit. The smell, &c. Of thy breath; which is often called the breath of a man's nostrils.
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Song of Solomon 7:7-8
7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;