Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 81:3
Blow up the trumpet in the (c) new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
(c) Under this feast he comprehends all other solemn days.
Blow up the trumpet in the (c) new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
(c) Under this feast he comprehends all other solemn days.
Verse Psalms 81:3. _BLOW 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 _recitativ...
BLOW 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 empl...
Psalms 81 Hope Revived: His Gracious Return to Israel _ 1. The blowing of the trumpet (Psalms 81:1)_ 2. His loving call to His people (Psalms 81:6) 3. Gracious results promised ...
LXXXI. This Ps. is probably composite. A. PSALMS 81:1. A FESTAL HYMN, specially adapted for the old New Year's Day or Feast of Trumpets (p. 104), which was held on the new moon of Tishri, the seventh...
TRUMPET. Hebrew. _shophar._ See note on Numbers 10:2. DAY. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "days" (plural): i.e. festivals....
_the trumpet_ Heb. _shôphâr_, the horn, as distinguished from the metal trumpet. In the Pentateuch the use of the _shôphâr_is only prescribed in connexion with the year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:9), bu...
A call to the joyous celebration of the festival, addressed to the whole congregation (Psalms 81:1), to the Levites as the appointed leaders of the Temple music (Psalms 81:2), and to the Priests, whos...
BLOW UP THE TRUMPET, &C.— _Blow up the trumpet on the first day of the month, on the new moon, on the day of our feast._ The feast of the new moon was always proclaimed by the sound of trumpets. The f...
PSALMS 81 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Mission-Song, to be Sung to the Northern Tribes. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 81:1-5, A Festive Celebration Invoked; in which People, Levites, and Priests can Recall the...
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. BLOW UP THE TRUMPET IN THE NEW MOON - i:e., on the first of the month, in order to prepare for the celebration of...
81:3 time, (l-11) Others, 'at the full moon,' as Proverbs 7:20 ; but it more probably refers to special appointment or 'reckoning,' according to the word in the original....
After a summons to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (Psalms 81:1) this Ps. recalls the meaning of Israel's national festivals as memorials of their deliverance from Egypt (Psalms 81:4). From Psalms...
IN THE TIME APPOINTED] RV 'at the full moon.' The Feast of Tabernacles began on the 15th day of the seventh month (Leviticus 23:34), i.e. at full moon. The beginning of the same month (the new moon) w...
Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ START THE MUSIC! PSALMS 81 Jesus said, "Can the bridegroom’s friends be sad when the bridegroom is with them?" (Matthew
TRUMPET. — Heb., _shôphar._ (See Exodus 19:16; Psalms 47:5.) In connection with this festival psalm the mention of the _shôphar_ is especially interesting as being the only ancient Hebrew instrument o...
_[Psalms 81:4]_ תִּקְע֣וּ בַ † חֹ֣דֶשׁ שֹׁופָ֑ר...
Psalms 81:1 THE psalmist summons priests and people to a solemn festival, commemorative of Israel's deliverance from Egypt, and sets forth the lessons which that deliverance teaches, the learning of w...
SING UNTO GOD, THE DELIVERER Psalms 81:1 It is supposed that this psalm was composed for use at the great Hebrew festivals and especially at the Passover, which is referred to in Psalms 81:5; Psalms...
This is a psalm for the Feast of Trumpets. In the calendar of the Hebrews this feast prepared the way for the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. The first day of the seventh month was the...
_Do justice. This is the sense of justificate, "justify," as the poor must not be screened from justice, any more than the rich. (Haydock) --- They are in greater danger of being neglected, Isaias i....
It is very probable that this Psalm formed part of the religious worship in the temple on the feast days. We find several occasions of this sort: such as the feast of trumpets; Leviticus 23:24; Number...
Psalms 81, while celebrating in figure the restoration of Israel, again returns to historical ground, specially introducing Joseph, who represents the ten tribes (see Ezekiel 37:16). Otherwise Judah,...
BLOW UP THE TRUMPET IN THE NEW MOON,.... Either in every new moon, or first day of the month, which was religiously observed by the Jews, 2 Kings 4:23 or rather the new moon, or first day of the seven...
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. Ver. 3. _Blow up the trumpet in the new moon_] And the like at other solemn feasts, three whereof (all in the seve...
_Sing aloud unto God our strength_ Our refuge and defence against all our enemies. _Bring hither the timbrel_, &c. All which instruments were then prescribed and used in their solemn meetings. _Blow u...
A JOYFUL SALUTATION AND GOD'S RESPONSE. To the chief musician upon Gittith, to be sung to the accompaniment of the zitherlike instrument which David brought along from the Philistine city of Gath, a...
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, the horns, as blown by the priests, being the most prominent instruments on the Feast of the New Moon, the civil new year, on the first of Tishri, Numbers 10:10, I...
1-7 All the worship we can render to the Lord is beneath his excellences, and our obligations to him, especially in our redemption from sin and wrath. What God had done on Israel's behalf, was kept i...
THE NEW MOON; which was a sacred and festival time, as appears from NUMBERS 10:10, NUMBERS 28:11,14 2 KINGS 4:23 ISAIAH 66:23. Bu
Psalms 81:3 Blow H8628 (H8798) trumpet H7782 Moon H2320 moon H3677 feast H2282 day H3117 Blow -...
Psalms 81:1. _Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob._ In these days, the Psalm would have to be altered if they are to suit the dogmas of modern thought, for «th...
We have here an exhortation to praise God; and this is always in season. Perhaps we need more stirring up to praise than to prayer, yet it ought to be as natural for us to praise God as it is for the...
CONTENTS: God chides His people for their ingratitude and pictures their happy state had they but obeyed Him. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph, Joseph, Jacob. CONCLUSION: God gives those up to their own heart...
This psalm was composed for the festival of tabernacles, when the people celebrated the deliverance from Egypt. It was a statute in Israel on the first day of the Hebrew month of _Tisri,_ or the new m...
_Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob._ A REVELATION OF THREE GREAT SUBJECTS I. True worship (verses1-5) 1. True worship is the highest happiness, which consi...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:1. This psalm resembles the OT prophets’ oracles, so perhaps it is best to think of it as a prophetic hymn. The primary function of the OT prophets is to challenge God’s...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the chief Musician upon Gittith_.” Gittith is explained in several ways. One interpretation is that it was a musical instrument invented in Gath, or common among th...
EXPOSITION PROFESSOR CHEYNE regards this psalm as composed of "two distinct lyrical passages," accidentally thrown together (compare his theory of Psalms 19:1, Psalms 24:1, Psalms 36:1
Let's turn to Psalms 81:1-16. On the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar, which, because their calendar begins, the religious calendar begins the first of April, it usually coincides...
1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 16:42; 1 Chronicles 16:6; 2 Chronicles 13:12;...