Song 5:5 continues the scene: she rises to open for the beloved, directly following the knock here — a clear narrative sequence.

Song 5:6 completes the action: she opens but he is gone — the delayed response to the knock here leads to loss, deepening the story.

Song of Solomon 2:8 also begins with the voice of the beloved arriving — a parallel moment of the beloved's approach calling to the lover.

Song of Solomon 2:10 repeats the beloved's invitation to rise and come away — mirroring the call 'Open to me' with a similar summons.

Song of Solomon 2:14 calls her 'my dove' and asks to see her face — same term of endearment and desire for presence as in 5:2.

In Song 3:1, the bride also seeks her beloved at night on her bed, echoing this same longing and nighttime search.

Song of Solomon 2:14 also uses 'my dove' and a plea for her to show herself — identical longing as in 5:2.

Song 4:9 also calls the beloved 'my sister, my bride' and speaks of a ravished heart — echoing the intimate address and heart language of this verse.

Revelation 3:20 portrays Christ standing at the door and knocking — a clear NT parallel to the beloved knocking, often seen as typological fulfillment.

Isaiah 26:9 describes yearning for God at night — a strong parallel to the beloved's heart awake at night here, both depicting nocturnal desire.

Psalm 63:6 pictures nighttime meditation on God — a parallel to the beloved's heart awake at night here, both expressing nocturnal longing.