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The '''Song of Songs''', also known as the '''Song of Solomon''', was a book of [[poetry]] written by [[Solomon|King Solomon]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]]. The book exalts the beauty and goodness of sexual love in marriage, portraying it as pure, joyful, and a reflection of [[God|God's]] creative order. The poem is a celebration of physical love, but always bound by the moral and covenantal framework of marriage, reflecting the sanctity of sex as part of God's plan for human relationships, rather than something sinful or base.