ghoghmey vIQoy

pa' ghaH ghobe' speech ghobe' language, nuqDaq chaj ghogh ghaH ghobe' Qoyta'. chaj ghogh ghajtaH ghoSta' pa' vegh Hoch the tera', chaj mu'mey Daq the pItlh vo' the qo'.

There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard. Their voice has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. Psalms 19:3-4a

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ghorghmey vIQoy - I hear voices. I have an odd, and ever growing collection of gadgets. Radios, phonograph turntable, tape, CD and mp3 players - and all of them let me hear voices. So, thanks to them, ghoghmey vIQoy - I hear voices. The psalmist tells us that, throughout creation we hear voices too. Non-voice voices, actually. You'll find, if you examine different translations of these verses there is some variety of opinion on how to translate these words. Some say

There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard. Their voice has gone out through all the earth (WEB)

while others say,

They speak without a sound or a word;their voice is silent in the skies (NLT)

On far side of those variations we find a strong affirmation: Creation has a MESSAGE - a voice. Perhaps there are not words as such, nor sound, but bottom line, nature has SOMETHING important to tell us. And this is a "word" available to all - every nation, every continent and creed (every PLANET, even!). This might sound like a free pass - what do we need to do if God has already broadcast his message in the stars? Well, as the Life Application Bible points out:

The apostle Paul referred to this psalm when he explained that everyone knows about God because nature proclaims God’s existence and power (Romans 1:19, 20). This does not cancel the need for missions because the message of God’s salvation found in his Word, the Bible, must still be told to the ends of the earth. While nature points to the existence of God, the Bible tells us about God’s plan of salvation. God’s people must explain to others how they can have a relationship with God. Although most people believe in a Creator because of the evidence of nature around them, they need to know about his love, mercy, and grace. What are you doing to take God’s message to the world?

pa' ghaH ghobe' speech ghobe' language, nuqDaq chaj ghogh ghaH ghobe' Qoyta'.
There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard.

The Klingon word ghogh is how voice,the Hebrew word qowl, is translated here. Appearing over 400 times in the Bible it comes from a root meaning "to call aloud" and is translated in quite a few ways - cry, lowing, noise, proclamation, voice, and yell - to name a few. You might also be familiar with the word from the name of the Israeli radio station: "Kol Israel" - the Voice of Israel.

Here's a thought: Creation has a voice that "speaks" of God. As general revelation believers say that Nature is one means God has of speaking to us, just as specific revelation, the Bible, is another. Now one aspect of revelation is to MODEL - to give us guidance to our actions. Considering that, we might take the example of nature, of God's revelation, as an example, to user OUR voice - ghoghmaj - to speak with words - and without - by our actions to add our testimony to God.

pa' ghaH ghob
e' speech ghobe' language, nuqDaq chaj ghogh ghaH ghobe' Qoyta'.
There is no speech nor language, Where their voice is not heard.

God has given you a voice - let it be heard!