Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Because of - rather, 'As regards lª- the savour of thy ointments, it is good' (Maurer). In Song of Solomon 4:10-11, the Bridegroom reciprocates the praise of the bride in similar terms.
Thy name - Christ's manifested character and office as the "Anointed" (Isaiah 9:6); as 'the savour of ointments' is the graces that surround His person. Ecclesiastes 7:1, in its fullest sense, applies to Him. Psalms 45:7-8. The holy anointing oil of the High Priest, which it was death for any one else to make (Exodus 30:23-38), implies the exclusive preciousness of Messiah's name as the only Saviour (Acts 4:12); so Mary brake the box of precious ointment over Him, appropriately, the broken box typifying His body, which, when broken, diffused all grace: compounded of various spices, etc. (Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9), answering to His manifold fullness of divine grace, of sweet odour (Ephesians 5:2).
Poured - (Isaiah 53:12.)
Therefore - because of the manifestation of God's character in Christ (1 John 4:9; 1 John 4:19). So the penitent woman (Luke 7:37).
Virgins - the pure in heart (Revelation 14:4). Hebrew, halamoth, from a root to hide: cf., though the Hebrew is different, "thy hidden ones" (Psalms 83:3). The "ointment" of the Spirit "poured forth" produces the "love of Christ" (Romans 5:5).