Psalms 103:4 (DRB)

Passage

Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.

Nearby Context

Psalms 103:2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:

Psalms 103:3 Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.

Psalms 103:4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.

Psalms 103:5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.

Psalms 103:6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "makest", "angels", "spirits", "ministers", "burning", and "fire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "makest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with..." into verse 5's "Who hast founded the earth upon its...", so "Spirit" and "makest" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "makest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.