Luke 1:78
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn will break on us from heaven,
Open English Bible (US)
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 his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Cross References
Psalms 25:6Remember your pity, O Lord, and your kindness, for they have been ever of old.
Zechariah 3:8Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your associates who sit before me; for they are men who are a sign; for I am going to bring forth my servant the Branch.
Malachi 4:2But to you who revere my name there will arise the sun of righteousness with healing in its wings, and you will run free like calves let out from their stall.
Ephesians 2:4Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
Philippians 1:8God will bear me witness how I yearn for you all with the tenderness of Christ Jesus.
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 →