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Psalm 81:3–5

3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,

At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.

4 For bthis is a statute for Israel,

A law of the God of Jacob.

5 This He established in Joseph as a testimony,

When He went throughout the land of Egypt,

cWhere I heard a language I did not understand.

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Psalm 81:3–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,

and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;

this is a decree for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

When God went out against Egypt,

he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:

Psalm 81:3–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Blow the trumpet at the new moon,

at the full moon, on our feast day.

For it is a statute for Israel,

a rule of the God of Jacob.

He made it a decree in Joseph

when he went out over the land of Egypt.

I hear a language I had not known:

Psalm 81:3–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 81:3–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Blow the ram’s horn at new moon,

and again at full moon to call a festival!

For this is required by the decrees of Israel;

it is a regulation of the God of Jacob.

He made it a law for Israel

when he attacked Egypt to set us free.

I heard an unknown voice say,

Psalm 81:3–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,

when the moon is full, when our feast begins.

This is the law for Israel;

it is the command of the God of Jacob.

He gave this rule to the people of Joseph

when they went out of the land of Egypt.

I heard a language I did not know, saying:

Psalm 81:3–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Blow the trumpet at the new moon,

At the full moon, on our feast-day.

For it is a statute for Israel,

An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,

When he went out over the land of Egypt,

Where I heard a language that I knew not.

Psalm 81:3–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the set time, on our feast day: For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob; He ordained it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not.

Psalm 81:3–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, 

on the day of the full moon, 

on our festival days. 

This is a law for Israel, 

a legal decision from the God of Jacob. 

These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph 

when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. 

I heard a message I did not understand: 

Psalm 81:3–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Blow the horn on the day of our feasts

during the new moon

and during the full moon.

For this is a statute for Israel,

a judgment of the God of Jacob.

He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph

when He went throughout the land of Egypt.

I heard an unfamiliar language:

Psalm 81:3–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Blow the trumpet at the new moon,

at the full moon, on our festal day.

For it is a statute for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He made it a decree in Joseph,

when he went out over the land of Egypt.

I hear a voice I had not known:

Psalm 81:3–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Blow the horn at new moon,

at full moon, for our feast day,

because it is a statute for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He made it a statute in Joseph

when he went out against the land of Egypt,

where I heard a language I did not know.

Psalm 81:3–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the New Moon Feast.

Blow it again when the moon is full and the Feast of Booths begins.

This is an order given to Israel.

It is a law of the God of Jacob.

He gave it as a covenant law for the people of Joseph

when God went out to punish Egypt.

There we heard a language we didn’t understand.

Psalm 81:3–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Blow the trumpet at the new moon,

At the full moon, on our feast day.

For it is a statute for Israel,

An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He established it for a testimony in Joseph

When he went throughout the land of Egypt.

I heard a language that I did not know:


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