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How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!

Psalms 104:4

In 11 translations

BSB
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.LXX He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire. Cited in Hebrews 1:7
KJV
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
WEB
He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.or, angels
ASV
Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
LSV
Making His messengers—the winds, || His ministers—the flaming fire.
YLT
Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
DBY
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
DRC103:4
Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
GNV
Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers.
JPS
Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
LXXE103:4
Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
עֹשֶׂ֣ה מַלְאָכָ֣יו רוּח֑וֹת מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו אֵ֣שׁ לֹהֵֽט׃
LXX-Br103:4
Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πῦρ φλέγον·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 1:7Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
  • 2 Kings 6:17Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
  • 2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
  • Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
  • Ezekiel 1:13In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
  • Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 103:4 in some Bibles
  • 104:4 in most Bibles

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