Luke 1:46
Then Mary praised God by saying/singing: “, how I [SYN] praise ◄the Lord/God►!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
In Context
45God is pleased with you because you believed that what ◄the Lord/God► told you would come true.”
47I am happy because God is the one who saves me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:1Then Hannah prayed, saying, “I rejoice in what you, Yahweh, have done. I am strong [MET] because I belong to you. I ◄laugh at/ridicule► my enemies, because you, Yahweh have rescued me from being taunted by them.
Psalms 35:9Then I will be joyful about what you, Yahweh, have done for me, I will be glad that you have rescued me.
Isaiah 24:15people in nations to the east of Israel will also praise Yahweh [MTY]; in countries across the sea, people will praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship.
Isaiah 61:10I greatly rejoice because of what Yahweh has done! I am happy, because he has saved me and declared that I am righteous; those blessings are like [MET] a robe that he has put on me. I am as happy as [SIM] a bridegroom in his wedding suit, or a bride wearing jewels.
Romans 5:11And that’s not all! Now we also rejoice about the things that God has done for us because of our Lord Jesus Christ dying for us and enabling us to have a peaceful relationship with God.
2 Corinthians 2:14However, before I tell you any more about that, I want to thank God for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade [MET], God leads us who are his workers to always be victorious over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to know Jesus Christ as a result of our (exc) teaching his message. That message is like [MET] the smell of perfume.
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 →