Some sounds please us to the point that we increase the volume, if we can. A baby’s coo and the words, “I love you” fit into this category. Some sounds have the opposite effect, perhaps grating our nerves. In these cases we want to turn the volume down. I turn the volume completely off when watching baseball on TV as the announcers annoy me.
For God, some sounds are better than others, although He listens to every word that we speak. He is thrilled with words of thanksgiving and praise. But, in my imagination anyway, He turns the volume down on grumbling and complaining.
Revelation 19:6 says, “Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.'” When God’s children are gathered together in heaven, the sound of our praises will be like mighty peals of thunder, saying, ‘Hallelujah! The Almighty God reigns.’
Reluctant Retiree 