Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Song of Solomon 3?
Song of Solomon 3 opens with these words: “By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.” The line to keep is Song of Solomon 3:1: “By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.” Carry the word “night” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Song of Solomon 3:1: “By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.” What happens first in Song of Solomon 3?
Song of Solomon 3:1
“By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.”
Song of Solomon 3:3
“The watchmen who go about the city found me; “Have you seen him whom my soul loves?””
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Practice Song of Solomon 3:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Byonmybed,Isoughthimmysoulloves.Isoughthim,butIdidn’thim.