Luke 1:54
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
In Context
53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
55as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
Cross References
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
Isaiah 63:7I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
Micah 7:20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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 →