Isaiah 61:1
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Exodus 29:7And thou shalt pour the oil of unction upon his head: and by this rite shall he be consecrated.
Psalms 2:6But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.
Psalms 25:9He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.
Psalms 45:7Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
Psalms 68:7God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
Psalms 102:20Because he hath looked forth from his high sanctuary: from heaven the Lord hath looked upon the earth.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 61:1
In this chapter, I. We are sure to find the grace of Christ, published by himself to a lost world in the everlasting gospel, under the type and figure of Isaiah's province, which was to foretel the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon, ver. 1-3 . II. We think we find the glories of the church of Christ, its spiritual glories, described under the type and figure of the Jews' prosperity after their return out of their captivity. 1. It is promised that they decays of the church shall be repaired, ver. 4 . 2. That… Read the whole commentary →