Luke 1:79
To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
78Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,
Cross References
Job 10:22A land of thick dark, without order, where the very light is dark.
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
Psalms 44:19\44:18\Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
Psalms 107:10Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
Proverbs 3:17Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.
Isaiah 9:2The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
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 →