Luke 1:48
Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
47And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
49Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
Cross References
Genesis 30:13and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8Raiseth, from the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy, To give them a dwelling with nobles, And, a throne of glory, to make them inherit. For, to Yahweh, belong the pillars of the earth, And he setteth thereon the habitable world.
2 Samuel 7:18Then entered King David, and tarried before Yahweh,—and said—Who am, I, My Lord, Yahweh, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me, hitherto;
Psalms 113:7That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;
Psalms 138:6Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.
Malachi 3:12So shall all the nations, pronounce you happy,—for, ye, shall become, a land of delight, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:40-57
The Interview of Mary and Elisabeth; The Song of Mary. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,… Read the whole commentary →