Psalms 108:9

108:8 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.

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Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.”

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

108:10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

What does Psalms 108:9 mean?

Psalms 108:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מוֹאָב (Môwʼâb), רַחַץ (rachats), אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm).

Hebrew interlinear

MoabמוֹאָבMôwʼâb/mo-awb/H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants

washpot;רַחַץrachats/rakh'-ats/H7366a bath

over

EdomאֱדֹםʼĔdôm/ed-ome'/H123Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him

will

cast

outשָׁלַךְshâlak/shaw-lak/H7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

shoe;נַעַלnaʻal/nah'-al/H5275properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)

over

PhilistiaפְּלֶשֶׁתPᵉlesheth/pel-eh'-sheth/H6429Pelesheth, a region of Syria

will

triumph.רוּעַrûwaʻ/roo-ah'/H7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)

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Philistines Psalms Shoes

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 108:9.

Psalms 60:8

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)

Exodus 15:15

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 108:9 say?

Psalms 108:9 (King James Version) reads: "Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph."

Is Psalms 108:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 108:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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