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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:103 KJV (With Strong’s)

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103
How sweet
malats (Hebrew #4452)
to be smooth, i.e. (figuratively) pleasant
KJV usage: be sweet.
Pronounce: maw-lats'
Origin: a primitive root
k are thy words
'imrah (Hebrew #565)
feminine of 561, and meaning the same
KJV usage: commandment, speech, word.
Pronounce: im-raw'
Origin: or memrah {em-raw'}
unto my δtaste
chek (Hebrew #2441)
properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
KJV usage: (roof of the) mouth, taste.
Pronounce: khake
Origin: probably from 2596 in the sense of tasting
! yea, sweeter than honey
dbash (Hebrew #1706)
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
KJV usage: honey((-comb)).
Pronounce: deb-ash'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be gummy
to my mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
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Job 23:12• 12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:12)
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Psa. 19:10• 10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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palate.

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Ministry on This Verse

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sweet.
Psa. 19:10• 10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Psa. 63:5• 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: (Psa. 63:5)
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Job 23:12• 12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:12)
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Prov. 3:17• 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. (Prov. 3:17)
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Prov. 8:11• 11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. (Prov. 8:11)
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Prov. 24:13‑14• 13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
 14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. (Prov. 24:13‑14)
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Song of Sol. 1:2‑4• 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
 3Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
 4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:2‑4)
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Song of Sol. 5:1• 1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. (Song of Sol. 5:1)
taste.
Heb. palate.
• The soul returns to the thought of the sweetness of the word to the taste. These divine communications are the delight of the soul. It is not merely duty, though that is owned, but they are sweeter than honey to the mouth. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:73-120” by J.N. Darby)
• Thus loving the Word, and realizing its blessed effects, it becomes more precious to the soul than natural things however sweet. (“Palam 119:97-104: Division 13 (Mem)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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103
How sweet are thy *wordsa unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "word" (Imrah).