Luke 1:72
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
King James Version
In Context
71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
73The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 28:14And thy seed 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 seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
1 Chronicles 16:16Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
Psalms 105:8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Psalms 111:5He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
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 →