Heb. paz, “pure gold.” The idea expressed in the first use of the word “gold” is intensified. Gold is regarded as an article of great value among men, but spiritual riches gained through following God’s precepts are far superior to material wealth.

 Better, “the honey of [the] combs.” Honey is one of the sweetest of all natural substances and a delight to the taste. To the Hebrew it was a symbol of all that was pleasant to the palate. Even sweeter to the soul are God’s commandments. “O taste and see that the Lord is good” (Ps. 34:8). One could become sated with honey, but never with the joyful results of obedience to the will of God. To the psalmist God’s law was not burdensome, it was not a yoke.