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Psalms 81:3
3Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival!
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 praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Jacob. 2Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp. Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival! 4For this is required by the decrees of Israel; it is a regulation of the God of Jacob. 5He made it a law for Israel when he attacked Egypt to set us free. I heard an unknown voice say,
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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 sound of the ram’s horn. Make a joyful symphony before the Lord, the King!
- Numbers 10:1Now the Lord said to Moses,
- 1 Chronicles 15:24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—all of whom were priests—were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark.
- 1 Chronicles 16:6The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God’s Covenant.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12And the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and all their sons and brothers—were dressed in fine linen robes and stood at the east side of the altar playing cymbals, lyres, and harps. They were joined by 120 priests who were playing trumpets.
- 2 Chronicles 13:12So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!”
- Leviticus 23:24“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for holy assembly, a day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet.
- Numbers 10:10Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the Lord your God.”
- Numbers 28:11“On the first day of each month, present an extra burnt offering to the Lord of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
- 2 Kings 4:23“Why go today?” he asked. “It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath.” But she said, “It will be all right.”
- Colossians 2:16So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.
- Numbers 15:3you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats.
- Deuteronomy 16:15For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the Lord your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the Lord our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.
- 2 Chronicles 8:13He offered the sacrifices for the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, and the three annual festivals—the Passover celebration, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters—as Moses had commanded.
- Lamentations 2:6He has broken down his Temple as though it were merely a garden shelter. The Lord has blotted out all memory of the holy festivals and Sabbath days. Kings and priests fall together before 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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