14 Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns.

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An Appeal for Israel’s Repentance

To the Chief Musician. (A)On[a] an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of Asaph.

81 Sing aloud to God our strength;
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
Raise a song and strike the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the lute.

Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,
At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
For (B)this is a statute for Israel,
A law of the God of Jacob.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:1 Heb. Al Gittith

29 these joined with their brethren, their nobles, (A)and entered into a curse and an oath (B)to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:

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13 Then (A)I shook out [a]the fold of my garment and said, “So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.”

And all the assembly said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. (B)Then the people did according to this promise.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 5:13 Lit. my lap

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