Passage

Psalms 103.21

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"19. Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. 20. Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word."

"21. Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure."

"22. Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul." (Psalms 103:19-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"19. Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all. 20. Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word."

"21. Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure."

"22. Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!" (Psalms 103:19-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"19. The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 20. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. ^{that excel: Heb. mighty in strength}"

"21. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure."

"22. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul." (Psalms 103:19-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"19. Jehovah in the heavens Hath established His throne, And His kingdom over all hath ruled. 20. Bless Jehovah, ye His messengers, Mighty in power, doing His word, To hearken to the voice of His Word."

"21. Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts, His ministers, doing His pleasure."

"22. Bless Jehovah, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah!" (Psalms 103:19-22, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6635 - tzevaot

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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