The Morning Psalm

Numbers 10:7

King James Version

But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
Numbers 10:7, KJV

Numbers 10:7 in context

5When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

6When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

7But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

8And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

9And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

About this book

The Book of Numbers — summary, themes & key verses

The long wilderness — Israel's wanderings, and the faithfulness of God through them.