Bless the Lord, all you His angels, You who serve Him, doing His will.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
- KJV Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
- BSB Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
- NKJV Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
- NLT Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!
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Quick answer
All God's hosts and servants who do His will are called to praise Him. The whole army of heaven joins in worship.
Overview
The summons broadens to all God's heavenly armies, those who minister and accomplish His pleasure. Their service is itself a form of praise. This heavenly worship anticipates the day when every knee will bow to the exalted Christ and acclaim God's glory.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- 1 Kgs 22:19Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
- Neh 9:6You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.
- Luke 2:13Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,
- Ps 104:4He makes his messengers winds; his servants flames of fire.
- Heb 1:14Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- Josh 5:14He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
- Rev 22:8–9Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
- Gen 32:2When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- 2 Chr 18:18Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
- Matt 13:41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
- Ps 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
- Dan 7:9–10I saw until thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.
- Ps 33:6By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
- Matt 24:30–31and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
- 2 Th 1:7–8and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
- Heb 1:6–7When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
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