Luke 1:68
Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
In Context
67And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
69and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
Cross References
Genesis 9:26And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
Exodus 3:16Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying, I have indeed visited you, and [seen] that which is done unto you in Egypt;
1 Kings 1:48And also thus said the king: Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
1 Chronicles 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.
Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
Psalms 111:9He sent deliverance unto his people; he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and terrible is his name.
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 →