Song of Solomon 3:6-8

New Century Version

⁶ Who is this coming out of the desert
    like a cloud of smoke?
Who is this that smells like myrrh, incense,
    and other spices?
⁷ Look, it’s Solomon’s couch^[a]
    with sixty soldiers around it,
    the finest soldiers of Israel.
⁸ These soldiers all carry swords
    and have been trained in war.
Every man wears a sword at his side
    and is ready for the dangers of the night.