Luke 1:72
To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
73The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:
Genesis 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 28:14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.
1 Chronicles 16:16The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac.
Psalms 105:8He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Psalms 111:5he hath given food to them that fear him. He will be mindful for ever 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 →