ghaH gathers the bIQmey vo' the biQ'a' tay' as a heap. ghaH lays Dung the deeps Daq storehouses.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. Psalm 33:7
The power of scripture, especially in the Psalms, is in its many dimensions of praise. Here the psalmist describes the incredible power of God in terms of ... waters - bIQmey, in Klingon.
Now water seems a weak thing - humans say "blood is thicker than water" and Klingons agree - blood, 'Iw is power - water is weakness... and yet water strikes us with a tremendous, chaotic power, when we face the storm, when we face the clashing, crashing waves of the sea. This IS power - it's power that we seek to harness today as we on Earth look at ways to replace limited fossil fuels. And looking at such power the psalmist declares about the Almighty,
ghaH gathers the bIQmey vo' the biQ'a' tay' as a heap. ghaH lays Dung the deeps Daq storehouses.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. Psalm 33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. Psalm 33:7
It's good for us to reflect on God's power, Hos in Klingon - because it is THAT power that backs his love, it is THAT power that can save us, it is THAT power that backs the tender care that predates the Cosmos, as St. Paul notes: Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us... [Ephesians 1:4 NLT]
Recently I had a request to translate the words of the Rich Mullins' song that goes:
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom pow'r and love
our God is an awesome God
Words that, to me, echo this Psalm's excitement over God's majestic power - in Klingon I rendered it:
joH Dun ghaH joH'a'ma''e'
chalDaq Dung je che'
valqu', HoSqu', muSHa'qu' je
joH Dun ghaH joH'a'ma''e'How do you reflect on God's power? Give thanks that he does indeed reign from Heaven above - valqu', HoSqu', muSHa'qu' je - With wisdom pow'r and love.
