Luke 1:72
to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;
73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.
Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
1 Chronicles 16:16Which he made with Abraham, And of his oath unto Isaac;
Psalms 105:8He is ever mindful of his covenant, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Psalms 111:5He hath given meat unto them that fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.
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 →