Psalms 81:3

81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

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

KJV

Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

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

81:4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

What does Psalms 81:3 mean?

Psalms 81:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תָּקַע (tâqaʻ), שׁוֹפָר (shôwphâr), חֹדֶשׁ (chôdesh).

Hebrew interlinear

Blow

upתָּקַעtâqaʻ/taw-kah'/H8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)

the

trumpetשׁוֹפָרshôwphâr/sho-far'/H7782a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn

the

new

moon,חֹדֶשׁchôdesh/kho'-desh/H2320the new moon; by implication, a month

the

time

appointed,כֶּסֶאkeçeʼ/keh'-seh/H3677properly, fulness or the full moon, i.e. its festival

our

solemn

feastחַגchag/khag/H2282a festival, or a victim therefor

day.יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

Topics

Months Moon, the Music Passover Trumpet

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 81:3.

1 Kings 1:34

And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

1 Kings 1:39

And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

1 Samuel 13:3

And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. Geba: or, the hill

2 Kings 9:13

Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king. is king: Heb. reigneth

2 Samuel 18:16

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

2 Samuel 2:28

So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

2 Samuel 20:1

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. retired: Heb. were scattered

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 81:3 say?

Psalms 81:3 (King James Version) reads: "Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day."

Is Psalms 81:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 81:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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