“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”
The statement that God's instruction is more desirable than gold and much fine gold sweeter than honey and the honeycomb establishes that God's law exceeds material wealth in value. The comparison to gold emphasizes the law's preciousness. The honey imagery suggests sweetness and deliciousness. This verse celebrates God's law as surpassing all temporal goods in worth.
Church Fathers on Psalms 19:10
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. “The heavens tell out the glory of God” Psalm 18:1. The righteous Evangelists, in whom, as in the heavens, God dwells, set forth the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, or the glory wherewith the Son glorified the Father upon earth. “And the firmament shows forth the works of His hands.” And the firmament shows forth the deeds of the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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