Luke 1:48
Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, || For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
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47And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
49For He who is mighty did great things to me, || And holy [is] His Name,
Cross References
Genesis 30:13and Leah says, “Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me blessed”; and she calls his name Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust, || He lifts up the needy from a dunghill, || To cause [them] to sit with nobles, || Indeed, He causes them to inherit a throne of glory, || For the fixtures of earth [are] of YHWH, || And He sets the habitable world on them.
2 Samuel 7:18And King David comes in and sits before YHWH, and says, “Who [am] I, Lord YHWH? And what [is] my house, that You have brought me here?
Psalms 113:7He is raising up the poor from the dust, || He exalts the needy from a dunghill.
Psalms 138:6For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly, || And He knows the haughty from afar.
Malachi 3:12“And all the nations have declared you blessed, || For you are a delightful land,” said YHWH of Hosts.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:40-57
The Interview of Mary and Elisabeth; The Song of Mary. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,… Read the whole commentary →