Psalm 81:3
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
Cross-references
Psalm 98:6 also calls for trumpet and horn in joyful worship, reinforcing the use of trumpets in praise.
Psalm 150:3 directly echoes the trumpet call in praise — the same instrument used for worship.
2 Chronicles 8:13 records Solomon's observance of new moons and annual feasts — the same calendar events Psalm 81:3 associates with trumpet blowing.
Colossians 2:16 warns against judging others over new moon festivals — the same observances Psalm 81:3 celebrates, now seen as shadows.
Numbers 10:10 commands trumpet blasts at new moons and feasts — the exact practice Psalm 81:3 describes.
Numbers 10:1-9 gives the original command for trumpet blasts at feasts, grounding the practice here.
Leviticus 23:24 establishes the Feast of Trumpets on the first day of the seventh month — the same new moon trumpet blast Psalm 81:3 calls for.
Numbers 29:1 specifically commands blowing trumpets on the first day of the seventh month, directly paralleling the trumpet blowing at the new moon in Psalm 81:3.
Amos 8:5 shows merchants resenting the new moon rest — a direct contrast to the joyful trumpet call for worship.
Matthew 24:31 describes a great trumpet gathering the elect — the feast trumpet here prefigures that final assembly.
Numbers 28:11 prescribes offerings at the new moon — the same occasion as the trumpet blast in Psalm 81:3, but focusing on sacrifices.
Isaiah 27:13 uses the trumpet to signal the end‑time gathering of exiles — a future echo of the feast trumpet here.
Isaiah 66:23 mentions new moon worship as a perpetual practice — the same time reference as the trumpet call here.
Lamentations 2:6 describes the Lord making feast and sabbath forgotten, contrasting the joyful feast day trumpet call in Psalm 81:3.
1 Samuel 20:5 describes the new moon as a day for a royal feast, aligning with the new moon trumpet call in Psalm 81:3.
2 Kings 4:23 shows new moon as a recognized day for seeking a prophet — the same calendar marker as the trumpet blast in Psalm 81:3.
1 Chronicles 15:24 describes priests blowing trumpets before the ark, another instance of trumpet use in worship.
Genesis 1:14 establishes the moon as a sign for seasons and appointed times, underlying the new moon and full moon in Psalm 81:3.
Numbers 10:2 commands making silver trumpets for summoning the congregation, similar to the trumpet blowing at feasts in Psalm 81:3.
Nahum 1:15 calls Judah to keep feasts, echoing the feast day mentioned in Psalm 81:3.