Luke 1:69
and has raised up for us the strength of our salvation in the house of his servant David –
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
In Context
68‘Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,
70as he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old –
Cross References
Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, deliverer, my God, my rock, where I take refuge, my shield, my defender, my tower.
Psalms 89:17For you are our strength and our pride. Your favour will lift us to honour.
Psalms 132:17There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.
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 →