God’s Word Translation
Psalms 81:3
3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days.
Psalms 81:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
- New International Version (NIV)Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
Context of Psalms 81:3
1Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Shout happily to the God of Jacob. 2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music. Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days. 4This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob. 5These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. I heard a message I did not understand:
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תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 81:3
- Psalms 98:6with trumpets and the playing of a ram’s horn. Shout happily in the presence of the king, the Lord.
- Numbers 10:1The Lord said to Moses,
- 1 Chronicles 15:24The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer blew trumpets in front of God’s ark. Obed Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1 Chronicles 16:6The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel played trumpets all the time in front of the ark of God’s promise.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, and their relatives—were dressed in fine linen and stood east of the altar with cymbals, harps, and lyres. With the musicians were 120 priests blowing trumpets. When the priests left the holy place,
- 2 Chronicles 13:12God is with us as our leader. His priests will sound their trumpets to call ⌞the army⌟ to fight you. Men of Israel, don’t wage war against the Lord God of your ancestors. You won’t succeed.”
- Leviticus 23:24“Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month hold a worship festival. It will be a memorial day, a holy assembly announced by the blowing of rams’ horns.
- Numbers 10:10Also, on your festival days and on the first day of the month, blow the trumpets when you sacrifice your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The trumpets will be a reminder for you in God’s presence. I am the Lord your God.”
- Numbers 28:11“On the first of every month bring the Lord a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects.
- 2 Kings 4:23Her husband asked, “Why are you going to him today? It isn’t a New Moon Festival or a day of rest—a holy day.” But she said goodbye to him.
- Colossians 2:16Therefore, let no one judge you because of what you eat or drink or about the observance of annual holy days, New Moon Festivals, or weekly days of rest—holy days.
- Numbers 15:3you may bring offerings by fire to the Lord. They may be burnt offerings or any other kind of sacrifice. They may be offered to fulfill a vow, as a freewill offering, or as one of your festival offerings. They may be cattle, sheep, or goats—offerings that are a soothing aroma to the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 16:15For seven days you will celebrate this festival dedicated to the Lord your God in the place he will choose. You will enjoy yourselves, because the Lord your God will bless all your harvest and all your work.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4I want to build the temple for the name of the Lord my God. I want to dedicate it to him, burn sweet-smelling incense in his presence, and have rows of bread there continually. I want to ⌞sacrifice⌟ burnt offerings every morning and evening, on weekly days of rest—holy days, New Moon Festivals, and during the annual festivals appointed by the Lord our God. (⌞These festivals⌟ are always to be celebrated by Israel.)
- 2 Chronicles 8:13He sacrificed every day, on weekly days of rest—holy days, on the New Moon Festivals, and on the three annual festivals (the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths) as Moses had commanded.
- Lamentations 2:6He stripped his own booth as if it were a garden and destroyed his own festivals. The Lord wiped out the memory of festivals and days of rest—holy days—in Zion. He expelled kings and priests because of his fierce anger.
Commentaries on Psalms 81:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Blow up the trumpet - שופר shophar, a species of horn. Certainly a wind instrument, as the two last were stringed instruments. Perhaps some chanted a psalm in recitativo, while all these instruments vere used as accompaniments. In a representative system of religion, such as the Jewish, there must have been much outside work, all emblematical of better things: no proof that such things should be continued under the Gospel dispensation, where outsides have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Blow up the trumpet - The word rendered blow means to make a clangor or noise as on a trumpet. The trumpet was, like the timbrel, the harp, and the psaltery, a common instrument of music, and was employed on all their festive occasions. It was at first made of horn, and then was made similar in shape to a horn. Compare Joshua 6:5; Leviticus 25:9; Job 39:25. In the new moon - On the festival held at the time of the new moon. There was a high festival on…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The ram’s horn gathered armies and announced special holy days (Psalms 47:5; 98:6). New Moon: The first day of each lunar month was a festival.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the new moon--or the month. the time appointed--(Compare Pr 7:20).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 81
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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