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I rose up to open to my Beloved; I repented of my former drowsiness and neglect, and went forth to receive him.
My hands dropped with myrrh, i.e. with oil or ointment made of myrrh, which either,
1. She had taken out of her own stock to prepare herself for the entertainment of the Bridegroom; or rather,
2. Dropped from the Bridegroom’s hand upon the door in great abundance, when he put it into the hole of the door, Son_5:4, and consequently upon her hands and fingers when she touched the door to open it. By which she signifies that Christ, though he withdrew himself from her, yet left a sweet savour behind him, infusing into her, and stirring up in her, the graces of the Spirit, such as repentance, which is bitter as myrrh, earnest desire after Christ, &c.
With sweet-smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock, Heb. with myrrh passing or flowing upon the handles of the lock, which place the Bridegroom had touched when he attempted to open it.