Song of Solomon 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

Fair - He discerns beauty in her who had said, "I am black," because of the everlasting covenant.

Doves' eyes - large and beautiful in the doves of Syria. The prominent features of her beauty: gentleness, innocent, and constant love, emblem of the Holy Spirit, who changes us to His own likeness (Matthew 3:16). Contrast the opposite kind of eyes (Matthew 20:15; 2 Peter 2:14).

Song of Solomon 1:15

15 Behold, thou art fair, my love;c behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.