Psalms 80:4

Verse 4. New moon of Tisri. Leviticus 23:24.—Noted. Hebrew “in the obscure, in the day of our solemnity.” Calmet.—Prot. “in the time appointed, on our solemn feast-day.” Cose may denote “obscure or appointed;” (Saint Jerome) “in the middle of the month;” ( Bible.) which alludes to the feast of tabernacles, when the Jews dwelt under the shade of tents, made of branches. This was esteemed “the most holy and greatest” of their festivals. Joseph. viii. 2. Numbers 29:12. Proverbs 7:20. Calmet.—It may also be explained of the new moon of Tisri, ( Menochius.) when the people were admonished of the beginning of the civil year, or of the three great festivals to be then celebrated, perhaps Bible. in memory of the world’s creation, at that season. Bert.—How carefully ought we not, therefore, to celebrate the Christian holidays, which are instituted to excite our gratitude for greater benefits! Bible.—The days of the new moons (Numbers 28:11) were consecrated, to acknowledge God’s constant providence; and that of Tisri in particular, (ib. Calmet. 29:1) to thank him for the preservation of Isaac. Genesis 22:18. Worthington.—But the Lord’s day reminds us not only of the world’s creation, but also of its redemption, and so forth Romans 4:25. Bert.