Luke 1:79

to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, and guide our feet into the way of peace.”

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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

78through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn will break on us from heaven,

80The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilds until the time came for his appearance before Israel.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:8Good is the Lord and upright, so he teaches sinners the way.

Psalms 44:19that you thus should have crushed us down, and covered us over with gloom, in the place where the jackals roam.

Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,

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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