Psalm 108:9
“Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 108Meaning
The oracle depicts neighboring enemies through the rhetoric of ancient conflict.
Deliverance and the ancient territorial oracle
The prayer asks for rescue and recalls an ancient oracle over Israel's territories and enemies.
Read carefully
They are ancient geopolitical referents and cannot be weaponized against modern groups.
Reflection
Do not map ancient enemies onto modern ethnic, national, or religious communities.