Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 81:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.”
Psalms 81:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, {A Psalm} of Asaph.] Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph}
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.
For this {was} a statute for Israel, {and} a law of the God of Jacob.
This he ordained in Joseph {for} a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: {where} I heard a language {that} I understood not. {through: or, against}
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