Psalm 29 exalts the glory of God revealed through the voice of the Lord. When I am giving praise to Him, I think to praise His attributes, His works, His name, and His mercy and grace, but not His voice. His voice is a metaphor for His communication, His Word, which is audible and written and the very essence of His Son (Hebrews 1:1-2, John 1:1, 14). His voice, i.e. His Word, is eternal, powerful, life-giving, efficacious, and instructive.
So efficacious is His voice that it spoke all things into existence from nothing. He spoke man into existence (Genesis 1:26), completing the task with His hands and His breath (Genesis 2:7), His very Spirit.
His voice has given manifestation to His will, His very intentions which are accomplished (Isaiah 55:11). He spoke audibly to Moses in the cloud and in the tabernacle, instructing Israel in His statutes and ways. He spoke to Jesus in the hearing of the people in order to exalt and confirm His Son. He, Jesus, spoke many words of healing, salvation, condemnation, and instruction for the purpose of revealing who He is and His power. He spoke again to Saul on the road to Damascus in order to ordain him to build the church among the Gentiles and extend God's communication to His people.
He will speak again to raise the dead, judge the wicked, reward those who He has declared righteous, and institute His personal and eternal rule.
The psalmist emphasizes the glory and sovereignty of God's voice, but he concludes by proclaiming that God will give strength and peace to His people. Praise God for His mighty voice!
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