יָפָ֨ה אַ֤תְּ רַעְיָתִי֙ כְּתִרְצָ֔ה נָאוָ֖ה כִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃
Schön bist du, meine Geliebte, wie Tirza, stattlich wie Jerusalem, drohend gleich gewappneten Scharen.
Rashi on Song of Songs
You are beautiful, my beloved, as Tirtzah. And the Holy One, Blessed Is He, praises her for this [reply, and says], “You are beautiful, My beloved,” when you are desirable9I.e., where you perform deeds that please me, interpreting כתרצה as כרצויה. Alternatively, תרצה is a city in Eretz Yisroel that was captured by Yehoshua [see Yehoshua 12:24]. It is renowned for its beauty. to Me. So it is expounded in Sifrei.
Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem. This entire verse constitutes a parable concerning Wisdom, and is to be read in accord with the principle which we enunciated at the book’s beginning.
Rashi on Song of Songs
Comely. Are you now as at first in Yerusholayim.10Which is described as “perfect in beauty’ in Tehillim 50:2.