Luke 1:79

To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

In Context

78Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,

80And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel.

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Cross References

Job 10:22Into a land, I say, darke as darknes it selfe, and into the shadow of death, where is none order, but the light is there as darkenesse.

Psalms 25:8Gracious and righteous is the Lord: therefore will he teache sinners in the way.

Psalms 44:19Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.

Psalms 107:10They that dwell in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death, being bounde in miserie and yron,

Proverbs 3:17Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

Isaiah 9:2The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.

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 →

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