Psalm 119:103

103 ¡Cuán dulces han sido a mi paladar tus dichos! Más que la miel a mi boca

Psalm 119:103 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:103

How sweet are thy words unto my taste!
&c.] Who had a spiritual one; and could discern perverse things, and could taste how good and gracious the Lord is: and so his words were sweet unto him; the doctrines of grace, the truths of the Gospel, were delightful and pleasant to him; like unadulterated milk, desirable by him: like good wine, that goes down sweetly; like good food, that is exceeding palatable; or like honey, and even sweeter than that, as follows. And that words "may be tasted [and] eaten", is not only agreeable to Scripture language, ( Jeremiah 15:16 ) ; but to classical writers ^F7;

[yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth;
not only had they the nourishing nature and the refreshing virtue of honey, but the sweetness of it; yea, exceeded it in sweetness; see ( Psalms 19:10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 "Mea dicta devorato", Plauti Asinaria, Act. 3. Sc. 3. v. 59. "Edi sermonem tuum", ib. Aulularia, Act. 3. Sc. 6. v. 1. "Gustare ego ejus sermonem volo", ib. Mostellaria, Act. 5. Sc. 1. v. 15.

Psalm 119:103 In-Context

101 De todo mal camino detuve mis pies, para guardar tu palabra

102 De tus juicios no me aparté; porque tú me enseñaste

103 ¡Cuán dulces han sido a mi paladar tus dichos! Más que la miel a mi boca

104 De tus mandamientos he adquirido entendimiento; por tanto he aborrecido todo camino de mentira

105 NUN Lámpara es a mis pies tu palabra, y lumbre a mi camino