King James Version
Psalms 104:4 in the King James Version says “Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:”
Psalms 104:4 · KJV
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever . Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“his angels”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“spirits”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“his ministers”
H8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
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