Luke 1:79

"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."

Montgomery New Testament

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

78"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,

80And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.

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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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