Luke 1:54
Hashem helped his servant Yisroel, in remembrance of his rachamim (mercy),
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
In Context
53The ones hungering, Hashem made full of tov, and the ashirim he sent away empty. + 1:53 Ps 107:9
55Just as Hashem spoke to Avoteinu, to Avraham Avinu and his Zera ad Olam.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Ya'akov and Yisroel; 1 for thou art avdi; 1 I have formed thee; thou art an eved to Me; 1 O Yisroel, do not forget Me! 1
Isaiah 49:14But Tziyon said: Hashem hath forsaken me, 1 and Adonoi hath forgotten me. 1
Isaiah 63:7I will rehearse the chasadim (lovingkindnesses) of Hashem, 1 and the tehillot Hashem, 1 according to all that Hashem hath bestowed on us, 1 and the great goodness toward the Bais Yisroel, 1 which He hath bestowed on them according to His rachamim, 1 and according to the multitude of His chasadim. 1
Jeremiah 31:20Set thee up tziyyunim (roadmarks, road signs), 1 make thee tamurim (guideposts); 1 set thine lev upon the highway, 1 even the derech thou art now walking; 1 turn back, O Betulat Yisroel, 1 turn back to these thy towns. 1
Micah 7:20Thou wilt give emes to Ya'akov, 1 and chesed to Avraham, 1 as Thou hast sworn unto avoteinu from days of long ago.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Bat Tziyon; 1 shout, O Bat Yerushalayim; 1 hinei, thy Melech cometh unto thee, 1 tzaddik, and having Salvation; 1 ani (lowly, meek), and riding upon a chamor, 1 even upon a colt the foal of a donkey. + 9:9 Mt 21:5; Yn 12:15 1
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 →