Luke 1:72
That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,
73And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.
Genesis 28:14And thy seede shall be as the dust of the earth, 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 seede shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
1 Chronicles 16:16Which he made with Abraham, and his othe to Izhak:
Psalms 105:8He hath alway remembred his couenant and promise, that he made to a thousand generations,
Psalms 111:5He hath giuen a portion vnto them that feare him: he wil euer be mindfull of his couenant.
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 →