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Psalms 119:103
103Your words are very good. They taste sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Psalms 119:103 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- New International Version (NIV)How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Context of Psalms 119:103
101I do not follow evil ways, so that I can obey your word. 102I do not turn away from your rules, because you are my teacher. Your words are very good. They taste sweeter than honey in my mouth! 104Your teaching helps me to understand things, so I hate anything that is false. 105Your word is like a lamp that shines as my guide. It shows me the right way to live.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:103 word by word
מַה־נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ לְפִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:103
- Psalms 19:10They are more valuable than gold, even the best gold. They are sweeter than the best honey.
- Psalms 63:5You make me very happy, better than a feast of good food. I will sing happy songs to praise you.
- Job 23:12I have been careful to obey his commands. His words are more important to me than my food.
- Proverbs 3:17Wisdom will be your guide through a happy life. She will lead you in ways that keep you safe.
- Proverbs 8:11Wisdom is more valuable than jewels. Nothing that you might ever want is equal to it.
- Proverbs 24:1326. My child, honey is good for you, so eat it. It is sweet on your tongue when you taste it.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:103
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 103Sweeter than honey to my mouth! - What deep communion must this man have had with his Maker! These expressions show a soul filled with God. O Christians, how vastly superior are our privileges! and alas! how vastly inferior in general, are our consolations, our communion with God, and our heavenly-mindedness!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 103How sweet are thy words unto my taste - Margin, as in Hebrew, “palate.” The reference is to the taste, perhaps because the sense of taste was supposed to reside in the palate. The Hebrew word “may” include also the whole of the inside of the mouth. The word rendered “sweet” does not occur elsewhere. It properly means “to be smooth,” and hence, is applied to kind or agreeable words. On the sentiment here, see the notes at Psalm 19:10.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 97-104Verses 97-104 What we love, we love to think of. All true wisdom is from God. A good man carries his Bible with him, if not in his hands, yet in his head and in his heart. By meditation on God's testimonies we understand more than our teachers, when we understand our own hearts. The written word is a more sure guide to heaven, than all the fathers, the teachers, and ancients of the church. We cannot, with any comfort or boldness, attend God in holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 103-104Wisdom is better than the finest food (Psalm 19:10; 81:16). The psalmist had already turned away from the false promises of foolishness (see Psalm 119:18, 78, 86, 163).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 101-104101-104. Avoidance of sinful courses is both the effect and means of increasing in divine knowledge (compare Psa 19:10). NUN. (Psa 119:105-112).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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