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

Today's Scripture Psalm 119:97-104

Today's Insights

Psalm 119 celebrates the unsurpassed value of the Scriptures. In this psalm, we journey with one whose mind was saturated with the words of God. The beauty of Psalm 119 includes how it’s arranged. The author takes the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet—from aleph to taw—and expresses himself to God. At the same time, the psalm provides instruction for the people. The psalmist’s delight is expressed in verse 97, where he summarizes his sentiments: “Oh, how I love your law!” The psalm highlights several advantages of engagement with the Bible: “Your commands . . . make me wiser than my enemies. I have more insight than all my teachers . . . . I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts” (vv. 98-100). Not only are the words of Scripture sweet to the taste, they strengthen and enrich our lives and help us to honor God

Today's Devotion

If you want to bring a smile to Jarrett’s face, ask him about his bees. He’s an apiarist—a beekeeper. Though our meetings in his backyard are not about bees, it’s not uncommon for “apiculture” lessons to be a stimulating part of our conversations. But even better than “bee talk” is the nature-fresh, sweet taste of the golden-colored honey produced by Jarrett’s hardworking bees. Mm, mm, good!

In Psalm 119:103, the psalmist exclaims, “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Closer examination of verses 97-104 reveals that the “sweeter than honey” comparison is just one of several phrases the writer uses to accent the supreme value of Scripture: “Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts” (vv. 98-100). The bottom line is that wholeheartedly embracing what God has revealed through the words of the Bible situates us to live well in this world.

Similarly, when Jesus, the living Word (see John 1:1-14), is experienced and valued, His followers, empowered by the Holy Spirit, are well-positioned to live in ways that honor God and serve His purposes.

Reflect & Pray

How can you better savor the written words of the Bible? What have you experienced that was particularly sweet in your journey with Jesus?

Dear Jesus, I’ve tasted and seen that You and the Scriptures are good. Please help me love and embrace You more and more.. by Arthur Jackson.

“你的言语在我上膛何等甘美，在我口中比蜜更甜！”（诗篇 119:103 ）

今日经文：诗篇 119篇97-104 节

今日洞见：诗篇 119 篇颂扬了圣经无与伦比的价值。让我们在这篇诗歌中跟随一位心思意念被神的话语深深浸润的人一同领受真理。诗篇 119 篇的优美之处也体现在其独特的编排上：作者运用希伯来语字母表中的二十二个字母（从 Aleph 到 Taw）来向神倾诉心声，同时也以此教导众人。诗人在第 97 节表达了他的喜乐，并总结了自己的心声：“我何等爱你的律法！”这篇诗歌强调了研读圣经的诸多益处：“你的命令……使我比仇敌有智慧。我比所有的师傅更通达……我比年老的更明白，因我遵守了你的训词”（98-100 节）。圣经的话语不仅尝起来甘甜，更能坚固并丰富我们的生命，帮助我们尊荣神。

今日灵修如果你想看到贾瑞特脸上洋溢笑容，不妨问问他关于蜜蜂的事。他是一位养蜂人。虽然我们在他后院的会面并非专门讨论蜜蜂，但“养蜂”知识往往会成为我们谈话中引人入胜的话题。不过，比“谈论蜜蜂”更美妙的是品尝贾瑞特那些勤劳的蜜蜂所酿造的金黄色蜂蜜，那是一种带着大自然清新气息的甜美滋味。嗯，真是美味极了！

在诗篇 119 篇 103 节中，诗人惊叹道：“你的言语在我上膛何等甘美，在我口中比蜜更甜！” 仔细研读本篇97至104节，我们会发现，“比蜜更甜”这一比喻只是作者用来强调圣经至高价值的众多表达之一：“你的命令常存在我心里，使我比仇敌有智慧。我比所有的师傅更通达，因我思想你的法度。我比年长的更明白，因我遵守你的训词”（98-100节）。归根结底，全心领受神借着圣经话语所启示的一切，能使我们在世上活出美好的生命。

同样，当我们经历并珍视那位“活泼的道”，耶稣（参约翰福音1:1-14）时，祂的跟随者便能在圣灵的大能下，活出荣耀神并成全神旨意的生命。

反思与祷告你该如何更好地品味圣经中的话语？在跟随耶稣的旅程中，有哪些经历让你感到格外甘甜？亲爱的耶稣，我已亲身尝过并看见祢和圣经都是何等美好。求祢帮助我，使我越来越爱祢、越来越全心领受祢的话语。