Luke 1:71
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
In Context
70As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
72To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are thou, Israel: who is like to thee, O people, that art saved by the Lord? the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy glory: thy enemies shall deny thee, and thou shalt tread upon their necks.
Psalms 106:10And he saved them from the hand of them that hated them: and he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Isaiah 14:1Her time is near at hand, and her days shall not be prolonged. For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose out of Israel, and will make them rest upon their own ground: and the stranger shall be joined with them, and shall adhere to the house of Jacob.
Isaiah 54:7For a, small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.
Jeremiah 30:9But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
Ezekiel 28:26And they shall dwell therein secure, and they shall build houses, and shall plant vineyards, and shall dwell with confidence, when I shall have executed judgments upon all that are their enemies round about: and they shall know that I am the Lord their God.
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 →