Luke 1:79

to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

In Context

78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn has visited us from on high,

80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.

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Cross References

Job 10:22to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.

Psalms 44:19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,

Proverbs 3:17All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

Isaiah 9:2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.

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 →

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