Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
*†How sweet are thy words vnto my taste! yea, sweeter then hony to my mouth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. palat.
- *Cross-referencePsal.19.9.
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- Proverbs 8:11Rank 1 from verse 103
- Psalms 19:10Rank 2 from verse 103
- Proverbs 24:13–14Rank 3 from verse 103
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.
13*†My sonne, eate thou honie, because it is good, and the honie combe, which is sweete to thy taste.
14*So shall the knowledge of wisedome be vnto thy soule: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
- Psalms 63:5Rank 4 from verse 103
- Proverbs 3:17Rank 6 from verse 103
- Song of Solomon 5:1Rank 7 from verse 103
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.
1¶ ‖I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse, I haue gathered my Myrrhe with my spice, I haue eaten my honie combe with my hony, I haue drunke my wine with my milke: eate, O friends, drinke, yea drinke abundantly, O beloued!
- Song of Solomon 1:2–4Rank 8 from verse 103
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
3Because of the savour 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.
2Let him kisse mee with the kisses of his mouth: *for †thy Loue is better then wine.
3Because of the sauour of thy good ointments, thy name is as ointment powred forth, therefore doe the virgins loue thee.
4*Draw me, we will runne after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and reioyce in thee, we wil remember thy loue more then wine: ‖the vpright loue thee.
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Psalms 119:103
Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Sense 1: To perceive flavor by the mouth, or to eat or drink. Sense 2: Figuratively, to experience or partake of. As a noun, the sensation, flavor, or discernment received by tasting.
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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.
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More pleasing to the taste, or more pleasant and desirable.
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A naturally sweet food found in combs or deposits.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
102I haue not departed from thy Iudgements: for thou hast taught me.
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
103*†How sweet are thy words vnto my taste! yea, sweeter then hony to my mouth.
Selected passage104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
104Through thy precepts I get vnderstanding: therefore I hate euery false way.