Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar;
Psalms 19:10: “More to be desired are they than gold, more than fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”
David is speaking here of the law of the Word of God. He has found the Word of God to be more desirable than gold or fine gold. The fine gold is referring to refined gold verses gold that has not been refined. What is curious is that there are two words in the Hebrew for refined gold. The most commonly used word is “zakak.” This word has it’s root meaning being “poured out.” The second, less commonly used word is “pazaz.” This has as it’s root meaning, “to be brilliant or bright.” It is the word “pazaz” that David chooses here. The difference lies in gold that has been refined with it’s impurities removed and gold which has not only been refined but also polished to show it’s brilliance and beauty. The first refining process is obtained for it’s monetary value. The second process is to obtained it’s beauty. It was pazaz gold that was used in the tabernacle and later in the temple. The poured out gold, the gold used for currency is “zakak” which has a double qof, preceded by a “zayin.” This pictures an involvement with God to be sanctified and called out. The “pazaz” where we get the word “pizazz” has a double zayin preceded by a pe. This is showing an involvement with God through the speaking of one’s heart. The Word of God is to be more highly prized than even our words to Him which joins ourselves to Him.
It is sweeter than honey or the drops of a honeycomb. The word “honeycomb” is “suph.” This has the idea of overflowing and again we have a pe and zayin showing an involvement with God through our words.
Honey right from the comb is much sweeter than honey which has been processed out of the comb. My grandfather, an old country boy, loved to eat honey right from the comb. He would actually reach into a nest of bees and rob the nest of the honey to eat it. One time on a hunting trip he came across a bee’s nest in a tree. He reached in and grabbed the honey combs. It was warm and sweet and he ate and ate to his fill. He became so sick grandma thought he was going to die.
You know worshipping and praising God can be very sweet. Sometimes we just feast and feast on praise and worship. We do all the talking, all the singing and then the next morning we come off the high and feel depressed. Yet, David tells us there is something even better, even sweeter than that. It is the Word of God. If you have a season of praise and worship, it does not have to be followed by a big downer. You are just primed and ready for something even sweeter, the Word of God. When we do all the talking to God our relationship becomes one sided. It is wonderful to tell Him how much we love Him, but sweeter still to listen to Him tell us how much He loves us through His Word.
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