Psalms 119:103
How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
In Context
102From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
104From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
Cross References
Job 23:12The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
Psalms 19:11Also — Thy servant is warned by them, 'In keeping them [is] a great reward.'
Proverbs 2:10For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,
Proverbs 8:11For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] thy loves than wine.
Ezekiel 3:3And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, thy belly thou dost feed, and thy bowels thou dost fill with this roll that I am giving unto thee;' and I eat it, and it is 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 →