Psalms 29:3-4
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Tag: God's Word
Psalm 29 is about the "voice of the Lord. The word for "voice" is first used in the Bible in the following way:
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
After Adam and Eve sinned the "sound" of God walking in the garden caused fear in their hearts. Because Adam listened to the "voice" of his wife, he was punished (Genesis 3:10), as was all mankind. In one sense you see the voice of God being feared and in the other the voice of Eve being destructive. God's voice is not like man's voice. In the above text we see that God's voice was "over the waters." This is probably a reference to the flood. Note what David says in this chapter a few verses later:
Psalms 29:10
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
God's voice was over the waters. God spoke and the flood poured out on mankind. His voice is powerful and full of majesty. When Isaiah heard the voice of God he fell down to his knees. When Moses heard the voice of God from fiery bush he fell down on his knees. When Paul heard the voice of God from heaven he fell down on his knees. Today we hear the voice of God as we read the Scripture. His Word is powerful. Note how David said it back in an earlier chapter in Psalms:
Psalms 19:7
The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
God's Word is powerful. It revives the soul!!
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