Luke 1:72
Thus Hashem has demonstrated his rachamim (mercy) to Avoteinu (our Fathers) and has remembered his Brit HaKodesh (Holy Covenant), + 1:72 Mic 7:20; Ps 105:8,9; 106:45; Ezek 16:60
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless the one blessing you, and curse him that curses you; and kol mishpochot haadamah shall be blessed through you. + 12:3 There is a brocha in this verse that many do not know but that every true follower of Moshiach should know.
Genesis 22:18And in thy zera shall kol goyei ha'aretz be blessed; because thou hast obeyed My voice.
Genesis 28:14And thy zera shall be as the dust of ha'aretz, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy zera shall kol hamishpochot haadamah be blessed.
1 Chronicles 16:16Even of the Brit which He cut with Avraham, 1 and of His shevu'a (oath) unto Yitzchak; 1
Psalms 105:8He hath remembered His Brit l'olam, 1 the Dvar which He commanded to an elef dor (a thousand generations), 1
Psalms 111:5He hath given food unto them that fear Him; 1 He will be mindful of His Brit (covenant) l'olam. 1
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 →