Luke 1:48
Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
47And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,
49For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,
Cross References
Genesis 30:13and Leah saith, 'Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;' and she calleth his name Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.
2 Samuel 7:18And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, 'Who [am] I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?
Psalms 113:7He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.
Psalms 138:6For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Malachi 3:12And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah 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 →