Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. New Living Translation Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will! English Standard Version Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! Berean Standard Bible Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. King James Bible Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. New King James Version Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. New American Standard Bible Bless the LORD, all you His angels, You who serve Him, doing His will. NASB 1995 Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. NASB 1977 Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. Legacy Standard Bible Bless Yahweh, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. Amplified Bible Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him and do His will. Christian Standard Bible Bless the LORD, all his armies, his servants who do his will. Holman Christian Standard Bible Praise the LORD, all His armies, His servants who do His will. American Standard Version Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Contemporary English Version All of you thousands who serve and obey God, come and praise your LORD! English Revised Version Bless the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. GOD'S WORD® Translation Praise the LORD, all his armies, his servants who carry out his will. Good News Translation Praise the LORD, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his, who do his will! International Standard Version Bless the LORD, all his heavenly armies, his ministers who do his will. Majority Standard Bible Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. NET Bible Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! New Heart English Bible Praise the LORD, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure. Webster's Bible Translation Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. World English Bible Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBless YHWH, all you His hosts, "" His ministers—doing His pleasure. Young's Literal Translation Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts, His ministers -- doing His pleasure. Smith's Literal Translation Praise Jehovah, all ye his armies; his servants doing his will. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Bless the LORD, all you his hosts, his ministers who carry out his will. New Revised Standard Version Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBless you the LORD, all you his hosts; you ministers of his that do his pleasure. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Bless LORD JEHOVAH, all his hosts, and his Servants who do his will. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Bless the LORD, all ye His hosts; Ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure. Brenton Septuagint Translation Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his will. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bless the LORD, O My Soul…20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. 21Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. 22Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!… Cross References Hebrews 1:14 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Revelation 5:11-12 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” Daniel 7:10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. Luke 2:13-14 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: / “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!” Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. Revelation 7:11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him. Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Revelation 19:10 So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven. Revelation 22:8-9 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. / But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!” Isaiah 6:2-3 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” Job 38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! Treasury of Scripture Bless you the LORD, all you his hosts; you ministers of his, that do his pleasure. all ye his hosts Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. Genesis 32:2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Joshua 5:14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? ministers Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Psalm 104:4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: Nehemiah 9:6 Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. Jump to Previous Armies Bless Heavenly His Hosts Ministers Pleasure Praise Servants ServeJump to Next Armies Bless Heavenly His Hosts Ministers Pleasure Praise Servants ServePsalm 103 1. An exhortation to bless God for his mercy5. And for the constancy thereof Bless the LORD The phrase "Bless the LORD" is a call to worship and adoration directed towards Yahweh, the covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew word for "bless" is "barak," which means to kneel or to praise. This act of blessing is not merely a verbal expression but an attitude of the heart, acknowledging God's sovereignty, goodness, and mercy. In the context of ancient Israel, blessing the LORD was a communal activity, often accompanied by sacrifices and offerings, reflecting a deep-seated reverence and gratitude towards God. all His hosts you servants who do His will 1.High angels around the throne. 2. Angelic powers, such as winds, lightnings, &c, specially commissioned to do God's behests, as in Psalm 104:4. 3.Creation generally. (Comp. Psalms 148) Verse 21. - Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts. Here the inferior angels seem to be meant - that "multitude of the host of heaven" which appeared to the shepherds on Christ's natal day (Luke 2:13), and which is elsewhere often referred to in Holy Scripture (see Psalm 24:10; Psalm 148:2; Isaiah 40:26; Matthew 25:31; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; Hebrews 12:22; Jude 1:14). Ye ministers of his (comp. Psalm 104:4) that do his pleasure. The inferior, no less than the superior, ranks of angels continually carry out the will of God, being "ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation" (Hebrews 1:14).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Blessבָּרֲכ֣וּ (bā·ră·ḵū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse the LORD, יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every His hosts, צְבָאָ֑יו (ṣə·ḇā·’āw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign you servants מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו (mə·šā·rə·ṯāw) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to who do עֹשֵׂ֥י (‘ō·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 6213: To do, make His will. רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ (rə·ṣō·w·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will Links Psalm 103:21 NIVPsalm 103:21 NLT Psalm 103:21 ESV Psalm 103:21 NASB Psalm 103:21 KJV Psalm 103:21 BibleApps.com Psalm 103:21 Biblia Paralela Psalm 103:21 Chinese Bible Psalm 103:21 French Bible Psalm 103:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 103:21 Praise Yahweh all you armies of his (Psalm Ps Psa.) |