Luke 1:68
“Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, || Because He looked on, || And worked redemption for His people,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
In Context
67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
69And raised a horn of salvation to us, || In the house of His servant David,
Cross References
Genesis 9:26And he says: “Blessed of my God YHWH [is] Shem, || And Canaan is servant to him.
Exodus 3:16Go, and you have gathered the elderly of Israel, and have said to them: YHWH, God of your fathers, has appeared to me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;
1 Kings 1:48and also thus the king has said, Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, who has given [one] sitting on my throne today, and my eyes are seeing.”
1 Chronicles 29:20And David says to all the assembly, “Now bless your God YHWH”; and all the assembly blesses YHWH, God of their fathers, and bows and pays respect to YHWH and to the king.
Psalms 72:17His Name is for all time, || Before the sun is His Name continued, || And they bless themselves in Him, || All nations pronounce Him blessed.
Psalms 111:9He has sent redemption to His people, || He has appointed His covenant for all time, || His Name [is] holy and fearful.
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 →