Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Ver. 6. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away,] i.e., Till that last and great day of the Lord dawn, that "day of refreshing," Act 3:19 that day of consolation, as the Syriac hath it, Joh 11:24 when "everlasting joy shall be upon the heads of all believers; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." a Till that blessed time, Christ, in answer to his spouse's request, Son 2:17 promiseth to get him "to the mountains of myrrh"; that is, not to heaven, as some sense it, but to his Church militant, frequently called God's holy mountain, and here "mountains of myrrh, and hills of incense," as in allusion to Mount Moriah, whereon the temple was builded, so especially in reference to the prayers and good works of the saints, those evangelical sacrifices wherewith God is well pleased. Some there are that, comparing this with Song of Solomon 2:17, make these to be the Church's words; that as there she requested speedy help of Christ in the time of her sorrow, so here in like temptation she fleeth for refuge to the "mount of myrrh, and hill of frankincense," to the holy ordinances where she hopeth for comfort.
a Benuchama. Isa 35:10