Song of Solomon 4:6

6. In the play of feeling here traced, this verse is of great importance. Amid the splendours of the palace of which, as will soon plainly appear, (and must have been already suggested,) she can, if she choose, become an inmate, the voice of her Beloved still controls her feelings. Not the compliments which he pays, but the tones of his voice, the music of a faithful heart, and the beaming of a love-lighted face, prevail. The palace fades from her thought. Better to be queen of one true heart in the poor simplicities of country life, than to share with many rivals the marble court of the king. This verse is the crisis of the Song. There has been a test and trial in her spirit, but the difficult point is now passed. All blandishments will hereafter be vain. Until, etc. See Song of Solomon 2:17. The Enamoured decides to leave the palace at the cool and shelter of evening, and go back to the country, which takes now a sudden charm in her thought.

Mountain of myrrh An old traveller speaks of Syrian hills so overgrown with spicy shrubs and bushes that the very air was fragrant as he passed.