I said within myself, I resolved, I will go up to the palm tree; I will climb up, that so I may take hold, as it follows, 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 of the boughs thereof, partly to prune and dress them, and partly to gather the fruit; whereby is signified Christ's care of his church, and his delight in her. Of thy nose; of thy breath; which is oft called the breath of or in a man's nostrils, Genesis 7:22 Isaiah 2:22 Lamentations 4:20. Like apples; either,
1. Common apples, which sometimes yield a very pleasant smell. Or,
2. Odoriferous apples. See Poole on "Song of Solomon 2:5".