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Psalm 119:103–107

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103How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honeyj to my mouth!k

104I gain understandingl from your precepts;

therefore I hate every wrong path.m

נ Nun

105Your word is a lampn for my feet,

a lighto on my path.

106I have taken an oathp and confirmed it,

that I will follow your righteous laws.q

107I have suffered much;

preserve my life,r Lord, according to your word.

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Psalm 119:103: How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Cross references

  1. jSee Ps 19:10
  2. kPr 24:13–14
  3. lSee Ps 111:10
  4. mver 128
  5. nPr 20:27; 2 Pe 1:19
  6. over 130; Pr 6:23
  7. pSee Ne 10:29
  8. qver 7
  9. rSee ver 25

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Through your precepts I get understanding;

therefore I hate every false way.

Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,

to keep your righteous rules.

I am severely afflicted;

give me life, O Lord, according to your word!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

How sweet your word is to my taste—

sweeter than honey in my mouth.

I gain understanding from your precepts;

therefore I hate every false way.

Your word is a lamp for my feet

and a light on my path.

I have solemnly sworn

to keep your righteous judgments.

I am severely afflicted;

Lord, give me life according to your word.

NLTNew Living Translation

How sweet your words taste to me;

they are sweeter than honey.

Your commandments give me understanding;

no wonder I hate every false way of life.

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet

and a light for my path.

I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again:

I will obey your righteous regulations.

I have suffered much, O Lord;

restore my life again as you promised.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

How smooth are your words to my palate,

more than honey in my mouth.

From your precepts I get understanding,

therefore I hate every false way.

Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,

to heed your righteous ordinances.

I am very much afflicted;

O Yahweh, revive me according to your word.

KJV 1900King James Version

How sweet are thy words unto my taste!

Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Through thy precepts I get understanding:

Therefore I hate every false way.

NUN.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.

I have sworn, and I will perform it,

That I will keep thy righteous judgments.

I am afflicted very much:

Quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.