Songs from the Song of Songs

Is it permissible to play and sing a verse from the Song of Songs?

It is forbidden to play and sing verses from the Song of Songs, and the prohibition of singing verses applies only when it is done in a mocking manner or as love songs, as explained in Yad Ramah, that the entire prohibition is in a manner of jest. However, if one sings in a manner of praise to the Almighty and it inspires service to God, it is permitted.

M. It is mentioned in the Gemara Sanhedrin (page 101.): 'The Rabbis taught: One who reads a verse from the Song of Songs and makes it like a song, and one who reads a verse in a house of feasting out of its time - brings evil to the world. Because the Torah girds itself in sackcloth and stands before the Holy One, blessed be He, and says before Him: Master of the Universe! Your children have made Me like a harp played by jesters, etc.'. And the Mishnah Berurah (Siman 560, sk 14) writes: 'It is written in Likutei Maharil that it is improper to sing at a feast "I will thank You, for You have answered me" and similar for the joy of friends, because then the Torah girds itself in sackcloth and says: "Your children have made Me like a song" [Sanhedrin 101, see there], but in the synagogue on festivals it is a mitzvah to sing, and therefore the MA concludes that on Shabbat it is permitted to sing only those songs that were established for the meal, but other piyutim are forbidden'. And Yad Ramah (there) writes: 'The Rabbis taught: One who reads a verse from the Song of Songs, etc.', and it can be explained that this concerns those who read in a mocking manner, but one who intends to praise the Almighty in the form of a song, it is permitted. And this matter requires study'. And it is also explained in Sefer Hasidim (Siman 147): 'Those who go and say the verses in a mocking manner, and they are in their mouths like love songs, the Torah in the future will cry out against them and say: "Master of the Universe! Your children have made Me like a harp, etc."'. And it is also mentioned in Taz Siman 560, sk 5.