Luke 1:79

to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to direct our feet in the way of peace.”

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In The King James Version

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

In Context

78through the heart of the mercy of our God, by which, descending from on high, he has visited us,

80And the child grew, and he was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

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Cross References

Job 10:22a land of misery and darkness, where the shadow of death, and nothing else but everlasting horror, dwells.

Psalms 25:8O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.

Psalms 107:10Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. I will extend my shoe in Idumea; the foreigners have become my friends.

Proverbs 3:17Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceful.

Isaiah 9:2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. A light has risen for the inhabitants of the region of the shadow of death.

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 →

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