Psalms 119:103
How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
In Context
102My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.
104Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
Cross References
Job 23:12I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.
Psalms 19:11\19:10\More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;
Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
Song of Solomon 1:2Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.
Ezekiel 3:3And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:103
102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. Here is, 1. David's constancy in his religion. He had not departed from God's judgments; he had not chosen any other rule than the word of God, nor had he wilfully deviated from that rule. A constant adherence to the ways of God in trying times will be a good evidence of our integrity. 2. The cause of his constancy: " For thou hast taught me; that is, they were divine instructions that I learned; I was satisfied that the doctrine was of God, and… Read the whole commentary →