Psalms 104:4

104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

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He makes his messengers winds; his servants flames of fire.

Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases

What does Psalms 104:4 mean?

Psalms 104:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk), רוּחַ (rûwach).

Hebrew interlinear

Who

makethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

his

angelsמֲלְאָךְmălʼâk/mal-awk'/H4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)

spirits;רוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

his

ministersשָׁרַתshârath/shaw-rath'/H8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to

flamingלָהַטlâhaṭ/law-hat'/H3857properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze

fire:אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:4.

Exodus 39:1

And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:4 say?

Psalms 104:4 (King James Version) reads: "Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:"

Is Psalms 104:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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