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Psalms 104:4
4You use the winds to carry your messages. Flames of fire are your servants.
Psalms 104:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
- New International Version (NIV)He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
Context of Psalms 104:4
2Light is all round you, like the clothes that you wear. You have put the skies as a roof over the earth. 3You have built the beams of your home on the clouds of rain. The clouds carry you as you travel, and you ride on the wind. You use the winds to carry your messages. Flames of fire are your servants. 5You, Lord, built the earth on its strong foundations. Nothing will ever shake it from its place. 6You covered the earth with deep water, like a coat. The water covered the tops of the mountains.
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עֹשֶׂ֣ה מַלְאָכָ֣יו רוּח֑וֹת מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו אֵ֣שׁ לֹהֵֽט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:4
- Acts 23:8(The Sadducees do not believe that dead people will live again. They do not believe that there are angels or spirits. But the Pharisees believe in all these things.)
- Hebrews 1:7God speaks about the angels like this: ‘God makes his angels like winds. They serve him like fires that burn brightly.’
- 2 Kings 2:11So they walked along and they talked together. Suddenly a chariot that was burning with fire appeared. The horses that pulled it were also burning with fire. The chariot went between Elijah and Elisha. Elijah went up to heaven in a storm of wind.
- 2 Kings 6:17Then Elisha prayed, ‘Lord, please open my servant's eyes so that he can see clearly.’ The Lord opened the servant's eyes. Now he could see lots of horses and chariots that burned with fire. They were on the hill all around Elisha.
- Ezekiel 1:13In the middle of the living things was a fire. It looked like coals that were burning, or like bright flames. The fire moved around among the living things. It shone brightly, with lightning coming out from it.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4רחות מלאכיו עשה oseh rnalachaiv ruchoth, להט אש משרתיו mesharethaiv esh lohet . The elements are described as prompt and expedite to perform the Divine commands, like angels or ministers serving in the tabernacle; the Hebrew word משרתיו mesharethaiv being a word most common in the sacred ministrations.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Who maketh his angels spirits - The meaning here literally would be, “Who makes the winds his messengers,” or “his angels;” that is, who employs them to execute his purpose; who sends them out as messengers or angels to do his will. His ministers a flaming fire - That is, Fire is employed by him - in lightnings - to accomplish his purpose as his ministers or his servants. They are entirely under his command. They are sent by him to do his will; to carry…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Wind and lightning (flames of fire) are described as God’s messengers. The Lord controls the wind, rain, and storms and uses them as he desires (Psalm 77:17–18; 78:26; 135:7; 148:5–6). The psalmist refers to the third day of creation (Genesis 1:9–13). The Lord is master of water and earth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. This is quoted by Paul (He 1:7) to denote the subordinate position of angels; that is, they are only messengers as other and material agencies. spirits--literally, "winds." flaming fire--(Psa 105:32) being here so called.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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