Psalm 119:103 How sweet are your words to my taste! yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I. Honey is EXCEEDINGLY SWEET to the taste (Judges 14:18). II. Honey, if it be added or put into other things that are bitter, will TAKE AWAY IN A GREAT MEASURE THEIR BITTERNESS. So when the soul is under affliction, temptation, persecution, for Christ's sake, if God be pleased to add some of the sweet promises of the Word — how wonderfully is the bitter abated. III. But notwithstanding that honey is so sweet and pleasant, yet THERE ARE SOME MEN WHO DO NOT CARE FOR IT. Sinners are so glutted with the filthy trash of this world that they loathe the honeycomb. IV. Naturalists affirm that honey is of A HEALING NATURE, and serves for a great number of uses. V. Honey is also of a PURIFYING EFFICACY. (Anon.) Parallel Verses KJV: How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!WEB: How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth! |
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