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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 103:21

Bless ye the LORD, all [ye] his hosts; [ye] ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

Ver. 21. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts] That is, all his creatures, which are fitly called God's hosts, first, for their number; secondly, for their order; thirdly, for their obedience.

Ye ministers of his] Whether in State or Church. Kings are God's ministers, Romans 13:4; Romans 13:6. So are angels, Hebrews 1:14, like as ministers are angels, Revelation 2:1; they have exchanged names, their office is, angel-like, to wait upon God, to stand before him, to serve in his presence, and to bless his name.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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