Luke 1:68
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
In Context
67And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying:
69And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
Cross References
Genesis 9:26And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.
Exodus 3:16Go, gather together the ancients of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying: Visiting I have visited you: and I have seen all that hath befallen you in Egypt.
1 Kings 1:48And he said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who hath given this day one to sit on my throne, my eyes seeing
1 Chronicles 29:20And David commanded all the assembly: Bless ye the Lord our God. And all the assembly blessed the Lord the God of their fathers: and they bowed themselves and worshipped God, and then the king.
Psalms 72:17Let his name be blessed for evermore : his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.
Psalms 111:9He hath sent redemption to 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 →