The voice of the Lord is a large concept. Some might seek to relegate it to the sound resonating from the vocal cords of God, but it is not that. Some might seek to mystify it to the ideas of God alone but it is not that. In truth, we can’t really define it by human terms but instead only by its quality. In this passage, David just does that. He talks about what it’s capable of as a blunt force, and as a meticulous one. He speaks about its power being distant and near. It is creative and destructive. We understand that it is both idea and form. The best way to understand it is as God’s personal idea’s expressed. In this way, all creation is somewhat God’s voice, but not specifically. They’re basically only two things that are specifically his voice. The first is the scripture and the second is his incarnation. Therefore, is it any wonder that both of these things are under constant attack by the devil? Indeed, the very first attack was in Eden when Satan first asked if God really something. If the first attack came in the arena of how we process God’s decrees, then it is clearly important that we have a high view of them. We must understand that they are not merely ideas but they are the ideas of a holy god. They ought to be holy to us, as they are to David.