Psalm 103:21
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Bless LORD JEHOVAH, all his hosts, and his Servants who do his will.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his will.

Contemporary English Version
All of you thousands who serve and obey God, come and praise your LORD!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.

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.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Bless the LORD, all ye His hosts; Ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure.

Literal Standard Version
Bless YHWH, all you His hosts, | His ministers—doing His pleasure.

Majority Standard Bible
Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.

New American Bible
Bless the LORD, all you his hosts, his ministers who carry out his will.

NET Bible
Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!

New Revised Standard Version
Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will.

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.

Young's Literal Translation
Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts, His ministers -- doing His pleasure.

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
Luke 2:13
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

1 Kings 22:19
Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

Psalm 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

Psalm 134:1
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

Psalm 148:2
Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.


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.

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Psalm 103
1. An exhortation to bless God for his mercy
5. And for the constancy thereof














(21) Hosts.--There are apparently in the psalmist's thought three grades of beings in the hierarchy of praise:--

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
Bless
בָּרֲכ֣וּ (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


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