Salmos 119:103

103 Como são doces para o meu paladar as tuas palavras!Mais que o mel para a minha boca!

Salmos 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.

Salmos 119:103 In-Context

101 Afasto os pés de todo caminho maupara obedecer à tua palavra.

102 Não me afasto das tuas ordenanças,pois tu mesmo me ensinas.

103 Como são doces para o meu paladar as tuas palavras!Mais que o mel para a minha boca!

104 Ganho entendimento por meio dos teus preceitos;por isso odeio todo caminho de falsidade.

105 A tua palavra é lâmpada que ilumina os meus passose luz que clareia o meu caminho.