Luke 1:71
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
In Context
70just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
72to do mercy with our fathers, and his holy covenant to be remembered,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29Happy are thou, O Israel. Who is like thee, a people saved by LORD, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee, and thou shall tread upon their high places.
Psalms 106:10And he saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Isaiah 14:1For LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. And the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cling to the house of Jacob.
Isaiah 54:7For a small moment I have forsaken thee, but with great mercies I will gather thee.
Jeremiah 30:9but they shall serve LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
Ezekiel 28:26And they shall dwell securely therein. Yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those who do them spite round about them. And they shall know that I am LOR
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →