John Gill Commentary Psalms 119:103

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!" — Psalms 119:103 (ASV)

How sweet are your words to my taste !
&c.] Who had a spiritual one; and could discern perverse things, and could taste how good and gracious the Lord is: and so his words were sweet to him; the doctrines of grace, the truths of the Gospel, were delightful and pleasant to him; like unadulterated milk, desirable by him: like good wine, that goes down sweetly; like good food, that is exceeding palatable; or like honey, and even sweeter than that, as follows. And that words "may be tasted [and] eaten", is not only agreeable to Scripture language, (Jeremiah 15:16) ; but to classical writers ^F7 ;

[yes, sweeter] than honey to my mouth ;
not only had they the nourishing nature and the refreshing virtue of honey, but the sweetness of it; yes, exceeded it in sweetness; see (Psalms 19:10) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F7: "Mea dicta devorato", Plauti Asinaria, Act. 3. Sc. 3. v. 59. "Edi sermonem tuum", ib. Aulularia, Act. 3. Sc. 6. v. 1. "Gustare ego ejus sermonem volo", ib. Mostellaria, Act. 5. Sc. 1. v. 15.