Psalms 119:103
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
In Context
102From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
104Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
Cross References
Job 23:12The command of his lips, and would not go back, and, in my bosom, have I treasured the words of his lips.
Psalms 19:11Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward.
Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,
Proverbs 8:11For better is wisdom, than ornaments of coral, and, no delightful things, can equal her.
Song of Solomon 1:2[SHE] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [THEY] For better are thy caresses than wine:
Ezekiel 3:3Then said he unto me Son of man. Thy belly, cause thou to eat and thy bowels, fill thou with this roll which I am giving unto thee. So I did eat, and it became in my mouth, as honey for sweetness.
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 →