Luke 1:68
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel," he said, "Because He has not forgotten His people but has effected redemption for them,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
In Context
67And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise.
69And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of David His servant--
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 →