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Psalms 81:3

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

Psalms 81:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 81:3

Theological / Devotional

Trumpet. Heb. shophar, as distinct from chaṣoṣerah, also translated “trumpet” (see pp. 39, 40).

New moon. See Lev. 23:24; Num. 29:1.

Time appointed. Heb. keseh, “full moon.”

Solemn feast. Some think the Feast of Tabernacles is referred to (see 1 Kings 8:2, 65; 12:32; Neh. 8:14; 2 Chron. 5:3 ; 7:8). Between the Feast of Trumpets, on the first of Tishri, and the Feast of Tabernacles, which began on the 15th of Tishri, came the Day of Atonement on the 10th day of the month. This order of festivals made Tabernacles the chief annual feast. According to some commentators, the Passover is intended by the expression “our solemn feast day,” owing to the position accorded the Passover in the ritual calendar.

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