Psalms 103:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

Bless the LORD, all you His hosts; you ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּרֲכ֣וּ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־צְבָאָ֑יו מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו עֹשֵׂ֥י רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

bārăkû YHWH all-ṣəbāʾāyw məšārətāyw ʿōśê rəṣônô

Grammar Details

• *bārăkû*: piel imperative masculine plural - bless
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ṣəbāʾāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hosts
• *məšārətāyw*: piel participle masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his ministers
• *ʿōśê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - doers of
• *rəṣônô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pleasure

Word Meanings

• *bārăkû*: bless/praise/adore
• *ṣəbāʾāyw*: his hosts/armies/forces
• *məšārətāyw*: his ministers/servants/attendants
• *ʿōśê* *rəṣônô*: doers of his pleasure/those who do his will

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Bless the Lord, all His hosts, His ministers who do His will.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O prayse the LORDE all ye his hoostes, ye seruauntes of his, that do his pleasure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Prayse the Lord, all ye his hostes, ye his seruants that doe his pleasure.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Blesse God all ye his hoastes: you his ministers that do his pleasure.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Bless ye the LORD, all [ye] his hosts; [ye] ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Praise Yahweh, all you hosts of his, You servants of his, who do his pleasure.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts, His ministers -- doing His pleasure.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, 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 hand and on his left.
• Ps 104:4 : 4 Who makes His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire:
• Gen 32:2 : 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's camp: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
• Josh 5:14 : 14 And he said, No; but as captain of the army of the LORD have I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant?
• Neh 9:6 : 6 You alone are the LORD; You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth and everything on it, the seas and all that is in them, and You preserve them all; the host of heaven worships You.
• Luke 2:13 : 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
• Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?
• Rev 22:8-9 : 8 And I, John, saw these things and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 Then he said to me, See that you do not do it: for I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
• 2 Thess 1:7-8 : 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Heb 1:6-7 : 6 And again, when He brings in the firstborn into the world, He says, And let all the angels of God worship Him. 7 And of the angels He says, Who makes His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
• Ps 68:17 : 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
• 2 Chr 18:18 : 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
• Dan 7:9-9 : 9 I watched until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took his seat, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was like a fiery flame, and its wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.
• Matt 13:41 : 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
• Matt 24:30-31 : 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.