| Geneva Study Bible How beautiful are thy {a} feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman. (a) He describes the comely beauty of the Church in every part, which is to be understood spiritually. Wesley's Notes 7:1 Shoes - Were anciently evidences of a free and comfortable state, whereas slaves and mourners used to go bare - foot. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary CHAPTER 7 So 7:1-13. 1. thy feet-rather, "thy goings" (Ps 17:5). Evident allusion to Isa 52:7: "How beautiful . are the feet of him . that publisheth peace" (Shulamite, So 6:13). shoes-Sandals are richly jewelled in the East (Lu 15:22; Eph 6:15). She is evidently "on the mountains," whither she was wafted (So 6:12), above the daughters of Jerusalem, who therefore portray her feet first. daughter-of God the Father, with whom Jesus Christ is one (Mt 5:9), "children of (the) God" (of peace), equivalent to Shulamite (Ps 45:10-15; 2Co 6:18), as well as bride of Jesus Christ. prince's-therefore princely herself, freely giving the word of life to others, not sparing her "feet," as in So 5:3; Ex 12:11. To act on the offensive is defensive to ourselves. joints-rather, "the rounding"; the full graceful curve of the hips in the female figure; like the rounding of a necklace (as the Hebrew for "jewels" means). Compare with the English Version, Eph 4:13-16; Col 2:19. Or, applying it to the girdle binding together the robes round the hips (Eph 6:14). cunning workman-(Ps 139:14-16; Eph 2:10, 22; 5:29, 30, 32). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 7:1-9 The similitudes here are different from what they were before, and in the original refer to glorious and splendid clothing. Such honour have all his saints; and having put on Christ, they are distinguished by their beautiful and glorious apparel. They adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour in all things. Consistent believers honour Christ, recommend the gospel, and convince and awaken sinners. The church resembles the stately and spreading palm; while her love for Christ, and the obedience resulting therefrom, are precious fruit of the true Vine. The King is held in the galleries. Christ takes delight in the assemblies and ordinances of his people; and admires the fruit of his grace in them. When applied to the church and to each faithful Christian, all this denotes that beauty of holiness, in which they shall be presented to their heavenly Bridegroom. | 
