Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Making his messengers spirits; his servants a fire of flame:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Holman Bible
and making the winds His messengers,
flames of fire His servants.
International Standard Version
He makes the winds his messengers, blazing fires his servants.
A Conservative Version
who makes his [heavenly] agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire,
American Standard Version
Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
Amplified
Who makes winds His messengers,
Flames of fire His ministers.
Bible in Basic English
He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
Darby Translation
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
King James 2000
Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Lexham Expanded Bible
who makes his messengers [the] winds, his attendants a flame of fire.
Modern King James verseion
He makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flaming fire.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou makest thine angels spirits, and thy ministers a flaming fire.
NET Bible
He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant.
New Heart English Bible
He makes his angels winds; his servants flames of fire.
The Emphasized Bible
Making His messengers, winds, His attendants, a flaming fire;
Webster
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
World English Bible
He makes his messengers winds; his servants flames of fire.
Youngs Literal Translation
Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.
Themes
Angels » Are ministering spirits
Angels » The lord creating the angels
Fire » Figurative » Spiritual power
Interlinear
Ruwach
Sharath
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
3 Framing his upper chambers in the waters: setting the clouds his chariot: going upon the wings of the wind. 4 Making his messengers spirits; his servants a fire of flame: 5 Founding the earth upon her bases, she shall not be moved forever and even
Phrases
Cross References
Hebrews 1:7
And truly to the angels of God he says, Who making his angels spirits, and his workmen flames of fire.
2 Kings 2:11
And it will be they went, going speaking, and behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and they will separate between them two; and Elijah will up in a tempest to the heavens.
2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha will pray, and say, Jehovah open now his eyes, and he shall see. And Jehovah will open the boy's eyes, and he will see: and behold, the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Psalm 148:8
Fire and hail, snow and vapor: the spirit of storm doing his word:
Ezekiel 1:13
And the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance as burning coals of fire, as the appearance of flames going about between the living creatures; and a shining to the fire, and from the fire will go forth lightning.
Acts 23:8
For truly the Sadducees say there is no rising up, neither messenger, nor spirit: and the Pharisees acknowledge both.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all spirits qualified for service, sent forth for service for them about to inherit salvation?