Psalm 81:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³^(A) Sound the trumpets and start
    the New Moon Festival.^[a]
We must also celebrate
    when the moon is full.
⁴This is the law in Israel,
and it was given to us
    by the God of Jacob.
⁵The descendants of Joseph
    were told to obey it,
when God led them out
    from the land of Egypt.

In a voice unknown to me,
I heard someone say:

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Footnotes

81.3 New Moon Festival: Celebrated on the first day of each new moon, which was the beginning of the month. But this may refer to either the New Year celebration or the Harvest Festival. “The moon is full” suggests a festival in the middle of the month.