Luke 1:78
Through the yearnings of our God, || In which the rising from on high looked on us,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
In Context
77To give knowledge of salvation to His people || In forgiveness of their sins,
79To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, || To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
Cross References
Psalms 25:6Remember Your mercies, O YHWH, || And Your kindnesses, for they [are] from the age.
Isaiah 63:7I make mention of the kind acts of YHWH, || The praises of YHWH, || According to all that YHWH has done for us, || And the abundance of the goodness to the house of Israel, || That He has done for them, || According to His mercies, || And according to the abundance of His kind acts.
Zechariah 3:8Now hear, O Joshua the high priest, || You and your companions sitting before you || (For men of type [are] they), || For behold, I am bringing in My servant—a Shoot.
Malachi 4:2But for you fearing My Name, || The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, || And you have gone forth, || And have bounded as calves of a stall.
Ephesians 2:4but God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how I long for you all with [the] yearnings of Jesus Christ,
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 →