Mazmur 103:21

103:21 Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his, ¹ 

you servants of his who carry out his desires! ² 

Mazmur 148:2-4

148:2 Praise him, all his angels! ³ 

Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! ⁴ 

148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon!

Praise him, all you shiny stars! ⁵ 

148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,

and you waters above the sky! ⁶ 

[103:21]  ¹ tn Heb “all his hosts.”

[103:21]  ² tn Heb “his attendants, doers of his desire.”

[148:2]  ³ tn Or “heavenly messengers.”

[148:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “all his host.”

[148:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “stars of light.”

[148:4]  ⁶ sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.