Luke 1:72
To do merci with oure fadris, and to haue mynde of his hooli testament.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hoond of alle men that hatiden vs.
73The greet ooth that he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir, to yyue hym silf to vs.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3Y schal blesse hem that blessen thee, and Y schal curse hem that cursen thee; and alle kynredis of erthe schulen be blessid in thee.
Genesis 22:18and alle the folkis of erthe schulen be blessid in thi seed, for thou obeiedist to my vois.
Genesis 28:14And thi seed schal be as the dust of erthe, thou schalt be alargid to the eest, and west, and north, and south; and alle lynagis of erthe schulen be blessid in thee and in thi seed.
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 →