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href="/bsb/psalms/81.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/81.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Sound the ram&#8217s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/81.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/81.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/81.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/81.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/81.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/81.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/81.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/81.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/81.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/81.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/81.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/81.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/81.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/81.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sound the trumpets and start the New Moon Festival. We must also celebrate when the moon is full. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/81.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/81.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blow the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/81.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet for the festival, when the moon is new and when the moon is full. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/81.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the ram's horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/81.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sound the ram?s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/81.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Sound the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/81.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/81.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/81.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/81.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow a horn in the month, "" In the new moon, at the day of our festival,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/81.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/81.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Strike ye the trumpet in the new in the full moon, for the day of our festival.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/81.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blow up the trumpet on the new moon, on the noted day of your solemnity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/81.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 80:4>Sound the trumpet at the new moon, on the noteworthy day of your solemnity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/81.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Blow the shofar at the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/81.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our festal day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/81.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blow trumpets in the new moon in the time appointed, on our solemn feast days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/81.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Call with the trumpets at the first of the month and at full moon on feast days.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/81.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Blow the horn at the new moon, At the full moon for our feast-day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/81.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet at the new moon, in the glorious day of your feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/81-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10227" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/81.htm">Sing for Joy to God, Our Strength</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: tiq·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">Sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">the ram’s horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">at the New Moon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3677.htm" title="3677: bak·kê·seh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Full moon. Or keceh; apparently from kacah; properly, fulness or the full moon, i.e. Its festival.">and at the full moon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: lə·yō·wm (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2282.htm" title="2282: ḥag·gê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast. Or chag; from chagag; a festival, or a victim therefor.">of our Feast.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Numbers 10:10</a></span><br />And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">1 Chronicles 23:31</a></span><br />Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a></span><br />He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a></span><br />for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-14</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ezekiel 46:1</a></span><br />“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Hosea 2:11</a></span><br />I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-1.htm">Luke 22:1</a></span><br />Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.</p><p class="hdg">blow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-6.htm">Psalm 98:6</a></b></br> With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-1.htm">Numbers 10:1-9</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-24.htm">1 Chronicles 15:24</a></b></br> And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah <i>were</i> doorkeepers for the ark.</p><p class="hdg">new</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24,25</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first <i>day</i> of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Numbers 10:10</a></b></br> Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">Numbers 28:11</a></b></br> And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;</p><p class="hdg">solemn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/15-3.htm">Numbers 15:3</a></b></br> And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-15.htm">Deuteronomy 16:15</a></b></br> Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></b></br> Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate <i>it</i> to him, <i>and</i> to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This <i>is an ordinance</i> for ever to Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/mark/14-2.htm">Feast-Day</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Month</a> <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">New</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">Ram's</a> <a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/47-5.htm">Trumpet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-10.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-22.htm">Feast-Day</a> <a href="/psalms/118-27.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/89-17.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Month</a> <a href="/psalms/89-37.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">New</a> <a href="/psalms/98-6.htm">Ram's</a> <a href="/psalms/92-3.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/psalms/86-6.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/150-3.htm">Trumpet</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 81</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">An exhortation to a solemn praising of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/81-4.htm">God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/81-8.htm">God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/81.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/81.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Sound the ram’s horn</b><br>The ram's horn, or shofar, is a significant instrument in biblical tradition, often used to signal important events or gatherings. It is associated with the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16, 19</a>) and the fall of Jericho (<a href="/joshua/6-4.htm">Joshua 6:4-5</a>). The shofar's sound is a call to worship, repentance, and remembrance, symbolizing God's voice and presence among His people. It is also used in eschatological contexts, such as the Day of the Lord (<a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1</a>) and the return of Christ (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>).<p><b>at the New Moon</b><br>The New Moon marks the beginning of the Hebrew month and is a time of renewal and reflection. In ancient Israel, it was a day of rest and worship, as seen in <a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Numbers 10:10 and 28</a>:11-15. The New Moon is a reminder of God's creation and His control over time and seasons. It also points to the new beginnings and spiritual renewal available through faith in God.<p><b>and at the full moon</b><br>The full moon signifies the middle of the month and is often associated with the timing of significant feasts, such as Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. These feasts are times of celebration and remembrance of God's deliverance and provision. The full moon's brightness can symbolize the fullness of God's revelation and the light of Christ, who is the Light of the World (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>).<p><b>on the day of our Feast</b><br>The Feast likely refers to one of the major Jewish festivals, such as Passover, Pentecost, or the Feast of Tabernacles. These feasts are times of communal worship, thanksgiving, and remembrance of God's covenant faithfulness. They also foreshadow the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who is our Passover Lamb (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>) and the one who tabernacles among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). The feasts are a reminder of God's redemptive plan and the future celebration in His eternal kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ram's_horn.htm">Ram's Horn (Shofar)</a></b><br>A musical instrument made from a ram's horn, used in ancient Israel for religious and ceremonial purposes, including calling people to worship and signaling important events.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/new_moon.htm">New Moon</a></b><br>The beginning of the lunar month in the Hebrew calendar, often marked by special observances and sacrifices as a time of renewal and dedication to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/full_moon.htm">Full Moon</a></b><br>The middle of the lunar month, which in the context of this Psalm, is associated with the celebration of a feast, likely the Feast of Tabernacles or another significant festival.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast.htm">Feast</a></b><br>Refers to the appointed festivals in the Jewish calendar, such as Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles, which were times of communal worship, remembrance, and celebration of God's provision and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_worship.htm">The Call to Worship</a></b><br>The sounding of the ram's horn is a call to worship and a reminder of God's sovereignty. It invites believers to pause and reflect on God's faithfulness and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_god's_appointed_times.htm">Significance of God's Appointed Times</a></b><br>Observing the New Moon and full moon feasts underscores the importance of God's appointed times. These moments are opportunities for renewal, reflection, and recommitment to God's covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_celebration.htm">Community and Celebration</a></b><br>The feasts were communal events, emphasizing the importance of gathering together as a body of believers to celebrate God's goodness and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_shofar.htm">Symbolism of the Shofar</a></b><br>The shofar symbolizes awakening and alertness to God's presence and purposes. It serves as a spiritual wake-up call to align our lives with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rhythms_of_rest_and_renewal.htm">Rhythms of Rest and Renewal</a></b><br>The regular observance of these feasts and new moons teaches the importance of establishing rhythms of rest, worship, and renewal in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_81.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 81</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_non-biblical_proof_of_psalm_81_3.htm">In Psalm 81:3, is there any non-biblical confirmation of the trumpet-blowing festival at the new moon and its widespread observance? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_sam_20_5_with_ot_feasts.htm">How do we reconcile the timing of the New Moon feast in 1 Samuel 20:5 with other Old Testament passages referencing similar observances? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_a_full_moon.htm">What does the Bible mention about a full moon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_new_moon.htm">What does the Bible say about the New Moon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/81.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Trumpet.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">shophar. </span>(See <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm" title="And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.">Exodus 19:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/47-5.htm" title="God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.">Psalm 47:5</a>.) In connection with this festival psalm the mention of the <span class= "ital">shophar </span>is especially interesting as being the only ancient Hebrew instrument of which the use is still on solemn occasions retained. (See <span class= "ital">Bible Educator, </span>Vol. ii. 242.)<p><span class= "bld">In the new moon.</span>--Standing by itself this might mean the beginning of every month (comp. Num. x 10), and so many scholars are inclined to take it here. Others render "in this month." But see next Note.<p><span class= "bld">In the time appointed.</span>--This is the rendering given of the Hebrew <span class= "ital">k?seh </span>by a long array of authorities. But in <a href="/proverbs/7-20.htm" title="He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.">Proverbs 7:20</a>, the only other place where the word is found, the Vulg. gives "after many days;" and while the English margin has "new moon" Aquila and Jerome give "full moon." This latter meaning is supported by the fact that the Syrian version gives <span class= "ital">keso </span>for the 15th day of the month (<a href="/1_kings/12-32.htm" title="And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like to the feast that is in Judah, and he offered on the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.">1Kings 12:32</a>). But in <a href="/2_chronicles/7-10.htm" title="And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.">2Chronicles 7:10</a> the same word is used for the 23rd day; hence, it is supposed to denote the whole time of the moon's waning from the full. It seems, therefore, hardly possible that <span class= "ital">keseh </span>as well as <span class= "ital">chadesh </span>can mean <span class= "ital">new moon </span>here as some think, though it is strange to find both the <span class= "ital">new </span>and the <span class= "ital">full </span>moon mentioned together. Some remove the difficulty by reading with the Syriac, Chaldee, and several MSS. <span class= "ital">feast-days </span>in the plural, but the authority of the LXX. is against this reading. But apparently the festival in question was the Feast of Tabernacles. The word <span class= "ital">chag </span>here used is said by Gesenius to be in the Talmud used pre-eminently of this feast, as it is in <a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm" title="Why all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.">2Chronicles 5:3</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm" title="And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.">1Kings 8:2</a> (comp. <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm" title="When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day.">Psalm 42:4</a>), and the Jews, always tenacious of ancient tradition, regularly use this psalm for the office of the 1st day of Tisri. Thus the new moon is that of the seventh month, which in <a href="/numbers/29-1.htm" title="And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets to you.">Numbers 29:1</a> is called especially "a day of trumpet blowing" (sec Note <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm" title="Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.">Psalm 81:1</a>), and the full moon denotes this feast, (See <a href="/numbers/29-12.htm" title="And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work, and you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days:">Numbers 29:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.">Leviticus 23:24</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/81.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Blow up the trumpet in</span> <span class="cmt_word">the</span> <span class="cmt_word">new moon.</span> There was a Mowing of trumpets at the beginning of every month (<a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Numbers 10:10</a>), in connection with the appointed sacrifices (Leviticus 28:11-15); so that the month intended cannot, so far, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> fixed. As, however, the chief blowing of trumpets was on the first day of the seventh month (<a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24</a>), most commentators regard the psalm as composed for this occasion. There are some, however, as Hengstenberg, Professor Cheyne, and Professor Alexander, who consider it to be a Passover psalm. <span class="cmt_word">In the time appointed;</span> rather, <span class="accented">at the full moon; i.e.</span> on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when the Feast of Tabernacles was opened (see <a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12</a>). Trumpets were probably blown then also. <span class="cmt_word">On our solemn feast day.</span> The Feast of Tabernacles is called <span class="greek">κατ ἐξοχὴν</span>, "the feast," in many passages of the Old Testament (see Professor Cheyne's comment on this psalm, 'Book of Psalms,' p. 228). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/81-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Sound</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ram’s horn</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹפָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the New Moon,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] at the full moon</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה</span> <span class="translit">(bak·kê·seh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3677.htm">Strong's 3677: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fulness, the full moon, its festival</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">לְי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of our Feast.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַגֵּֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥag·gê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> </span><span class="str2">A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 81:3 Blow the trumpet at the New Moon (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/81-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 81:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 81:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/81-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 81:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 81:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>