My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag: behold, he stands behind our wall, he looks forth through the windows, showing himself through the lattice.

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gazelle or stag: This refers to the swiftness of God's descent when he gave the Law. (Nicholas of Lyra) Or, Christ is compared to a gazelle in taking on flesh and in humility, and with a young stag in the variety of his virtues and miracles. (Alcuin)

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