Luke 1:72
That he would deale mercyfully with our fathers, and remember his holy couenaunt.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71That he would saue vs from our enemies, and from the hande of all that hate vs.
73And that he woulde perfourme the oth, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to geue vs.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I wyll also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse the that curseth thee: and in thee shall all kinredes of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearde my voyce.
Genesis 28:14And thy seede shalbe as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spreade abrode to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south: and in thee, and in thy seede, shall all the kynredes of the earth be blessed.
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 →