Psalms 103:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he saith, `Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah; I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left;
• Ps 104:4 : 4 Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.
• Gen 32:2 : 2 and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, `This `is' the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place `Two Camps.'
• Josh 5:14 : 14 And He saith, `No, for I `am' Prince of Jehovah's host; now I have come;' and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to Him, `What is my Lord speaking unto His servant?'
• Neh 9:6 : 6 Thou `art' He, O Jehovah, Thyself -- Thou hast made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that `are' on it, the seas and all that `are' in them, and Thou art keeping all of them alive, and the host of the heavens to Thee are bowing themselves.
• Luke 2:13 : 13 And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,
• Heb 1:14 : 14 are they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?
• Rev 22:8-9 : 8 And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things; 9 and he saith to me, `See -- not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'
• 2 Thess 1:7-8 : 7 and to you who are troubled -- rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power, 8 in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Heb 1:6-7 : 6 and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;' 7 and unto the messengers, indeed, He saith, `Who is making His messengers spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire;'
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
• Ps 68:17 : 17 The chariots of God `are' myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord `is' among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
• 2 Chr 18:18 : 18 And he saith, `Therefore, hear ye a word of Jehovah: I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing on His right and His left;
• Dan 7:9-9 : 9 `I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow `is' white, and the hair of his head `is' as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire. 10 A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, a thousand thousands do serve Him, and a myriad of myriads before Him do rise up, the Judge is seated, and the books have been opened.
• Matt 13:41 : 41 the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,
• Matt 24:30-31 : 30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory; 31 and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.