Luke 1:69
Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
In Context
68Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
70(As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:10Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.
2 Samuel 22:3My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
Psalms 18:2\18:1\I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 89:17\89:16\In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.
Psalms 132:17There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
Isaiah 11:1And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.
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 →