¹⁶ Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of hosts.

⁹ I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, "Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."

¹⁰ I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.

¹ He said to me, Son of man, eat that which you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.

² So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the scroll.

³ He said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this scroll that I give you. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet from every evil way, That I might observe your word.

¹⁰² I have not turned aside from your ordinances, For you have taught me.

¹⁰³ How sweet are your promises to my taste, More than honey to my mouth!

¹² I haven't gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

¹¹¹ I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart.

⁹⁷ How love I your law! It is my meditation all day.

⁹ Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can't save? yet you, Yahweh, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; don't leave us.

⁷² The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.