King James Version
Psalms 60:8 in the King James Version says “Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. triumph: or, triumph thou...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 60 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Moab is my washpot ; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. triumph: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)”
Psalms 60:8 · KJV
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine, and 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: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. triumph: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? strong: Heb. city of strength?
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
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
“triumph”
H7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)
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