Psalms 81:4

For this is a statute for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob,

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

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3On the new moon blow the horn, at the full moon, the day of our festival.

5a witness he set up in Joseph, when he marched against Egypt’s land, where he heard an unknown voice say:

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Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:2-8

An Invitation to Praise. 1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 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. 6 I removed his shoulder from the… Read the whole commentary →

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