King James Version
Psalms 108:9 in the King James Version says “Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 108 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.”
Psalms 108:9 · KJV
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“over Edom”
H123edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
“my shoe”
H5275properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“will I triumph”
H7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)
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