Luke 1:78

through the compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit us,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

In Context

77that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness of their sins,

79to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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Cross References

Ephesians 2:4But God who is rich in his mercies, because of the great love with which he loved us,

Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how I love you in the bowels of Jesus the Messiah.

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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