Luke 1:69
And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
In Context
68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
70As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:10The adversaries of the Lord shall fear him: and upon them shall he thunder in the heavens. The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give empire to his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ.
2 Samuel 22:3God is my strong one, in him will I trust: my shield, and the horn of my salvation: he lifteth me up, and is my refuge: my saviour, thou wilt deliver me from iniquity.
Psalms 18:2I will love thee, O Lord, my strength:
Psalms 89:17and in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
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 →