“ Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: ”
Who maketh his angels spirits - The meaning here literally would be, “Who makes the winds his messengers,” or “his angels;” that is, who employs them to execute his purpose; who sends them out as...
Who (b) maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: (b) As the prophet here shows that all visible powers are ready to serve God: so in ( Hebrews 1:7 ) the angels also, are obedient to...
CIV. The Glory of the Creator. Psalms 104:1-4 . Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the light which God made first ( Genesis 1:3 ) before the heavenly bodies. He lays the foundation o...
Who, &c. Quoted in Hebrews 1:7 . spirits. Angels are spirits (Hebrew. ruach. App-9), and are called so in Hebrews 1:7 , Heb 1:14. 1 Peter 3:19 (compare 1 Peter 3:22 ). ministers . s...
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: עשה מלאכיו רחות oseh rnalachaiv ruchoth, משרתיו אש להט mesharethaiv esh lohet. The elements are described as prompt and expedite to perf...
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire - ( Hebrews 1:7 .) х ho ( G3588 ) poioon ( G4160 ) tous...
This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 103 , and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phr...
(1-4) First and second days of Creation. Instead, however, of describing the creation of light, the poet makes a sublime approach to his theme by treating it as a symbol of the Divine majesty. It i...
Psalms 104:1-35 LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that both psalms have the same author, but th...
the Lord's Wondrous Handiwork Psalms 104:1-12 The opening verses of this psalm appear to describe in sublime poetry the creation of the world. God is very great, because He created the heavens...
Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is that of the mercy of Jehovah, here it is that of His majest...
Who can read this verse without being struck with the expressions? The apostle to the Hebrews throws a greater light upon the ministry of angels, as unceasingly engaged in the service of the church o...
Who maketh his angels spirits ,.... The angels are spirits, or spiritual substances, yet created ones; and so differ from God, who is a spirit, and from the Holy Spirit of God, who are Creators and...
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: Ver. 4. Who maketh his angels spirits ] Immaterial substances, fit to attend upon the Father of spirits, and with speed to move suddenl...
Who maketh his angels spirits That is, of a spiritual or incorporeal nature, that they might be more fit for their employments; or who maketh them winds , as the word רוחות, ruchoth , commonly si...
The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the L ORD , O my soul. O L ORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour a...
Who maketh his angels spirits, i.e. of a spiritual or incorporeal nature, that they might be fitter for their employments. Or, who maketh his angels winds , as this last word most commonly signifi...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor lifts us to the hope of a heavenly life; but painting f...
angels ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
Psalms 104:4 Consider what is implied in the text. I. What a number of beautiful and wonderful objects does nature present on every side of us, and how little we know concerning them! Why do rive...
I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps this Psalm may help to keep us in a praising state of mind. Firs...
This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God in the creation of the world, and in strains worthy of the r...
O Lord my God, Thou art very great. A hymn of praise to God in Nature I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature. 1. In the domain of dead matter. He is operating in the waters as they...
EXPOSITION " THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness of God in nature," So Hengstenberg, correctly. Th...
Praise of God for His Work in the Kingdom of Nature. The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates the glory of God in the works of His creation and providence.
2 Kings 2:11 ; 2 Kings 6:17 ; Acts 23:8 ; Ezekiel 1:13 ; Hebrews 1:14 ; Hebrews 1:7
Spirits — Of a spiritual or incorporeal nature, that they might be fitter for their employments. Fire — So called for their irresistible force and agility, and fervency in the execution of God's co...