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Psalm 119:103-105
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 119:103-105
New Catholic Bible
103 Your words are sweet to my palate,
even sweeter to my tongue than honey.[a]
104 Through your commandments I achieve wisdom;
therefore, I hate every way that is false.
Nun
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- Psalm 119:103 Your words are . . . sweeter to my tongue than honey: see Ps 19:11; Job 23:12; Jer 15:16; Jn 4:32, 34.
- Psalm 119:105 The word of the Lord enlightens the psalmist’s path of life; therefore, he has accepted the covenant and obeys the Lord. Even in affliction, the psalmist has learned to give God willing praise, for his joy and determination to please the Lord are far greater than the affliction that is constantly with him.
- Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet: the word of the Lord is a guide and life-sustaining source (see Pss 18:29; 97:11; 112:4; Prov 6:23; Jn 8:12).
