[:en]The voices of the Lord is repeated seven times:
- It is over the waters and thunders over the mighty waters (v. 3)
- It is powerful and majestic (v. 4)
- It breaks the cedars (v. 5)
- It strikes with flashes of lightning (v. 7)
- It shakes the desert (v. 8)
- It twists the oaks and strips the forest bare (v. 9)
His voice not only expresses his immense power but speaks in ways that help us understand his purpose in our lives. The Lord of heaven and earth uses the forces of nature (flood, storms, earthquakes) as judgment. But “he gives strength to his people and blesses his people with peace” (v. 11)[:]