Psalms 119:103
Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
In Context
102I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
104By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
Cross References
Job 23:12Neyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.
Psalms 19:11Moreouer by them is thy seruant made circumspect, and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Proverbs 2:10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
Proverbs 8:11For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.
Song of Solomon 1:2Because of the sauour of thy good ointments thy name is as an ointment powred out: therefore the virgins loue thee.
Ezekiel 3:3And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, cause thy belly to eate, and fill thy bowels with this roule that I giue thee. Then did I eate it, and it was in my mouth as sweete as honie.
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 →