George Leo Haydock, on Song 1:3

“Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee.”

“Tree. Probably the palm-tree, the emblem of a long life, Job xxviii. 18. The tree of life is watered by the river of living waters, proceeding from the throne of God, who is the source of all grace, Apocalypse xxii. 1., Luke xxi. 33., and John iv. 14. (Calmet) — Those who make good use of favours received, are continually supplied with fresh graces. (Worthington) — And. In the office-book a new verse begins here, though not in Hebrew, which the Vulgate follows. They were not marked by the sacred penman. — Prosper, and be rewarded hereafter, though the just man even among the Jews might be here afflicted. Prosperity was only promised to the nation, as long as it continued faithful. Individuals were in the same condition as Christians. They were to trust in the promises of futurity, though some have very erroneously asserted, that there is no mention of eternal felicity in these holy canticles; (Berthier) Ferrand says, hardly in the Old Testament. (Calmet) — All this verse might perhaps be better understood of the tree. “And its leaf….and whatever it shall produce,” faciet ( fructum ). (Haydock) — Some trees are always covered with leaves, like the palm-tree, &c. (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.