Psalms 104:4

2 Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

3 ^aHe lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters,
Who makes the clouds His chariot,
Who walks on the wings of the wind,

4 Who makes His¹ angels spirits,
His ministers a flame of fire.

5 You who¹ laid the foundations of the earth,
So that it should not be moved forever,

6 You ^acovered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters stood above the mountains.

7 At Your rebuke they fled;
At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

8 ¹They went up over the mountains;
They went down into the valleys,
To the place which You founded for them.

9 You have ^aset a boundary that they may not pass over,
^bThat they may not return to cover the earth.

10 He sends the springs into the valleys;
They flow among the hills.

11 They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Psalms 104:4

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 messengers or angels to do his will.

His ministers a flaming fire - That is, Fire is employed by him - in lightnings - to accomplish his purpose as his ministers or his servants. They are entirely under his command. They are sent by him to do his will; to carry out his designs. This is intended to describe the majesty and the power of God - that he can employ wind and lightning - tempest and storm - to go on errands such as he commands; to fulfill his plans; to do his bidding. For the application of this to the angels, and as employed by the apostle Paul to Proverbs the inferiority of the angels to the Messiah, see the notes at Hebrews 1:7.

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