Luke 1:78
Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
In Context
77To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,
79To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
Cross References
Psalms 25:6Remember Thy mercies, O Jehovah, And Thy kindnesses, for from the age [are] they.
Isaiah 63:7The kind acts of Jehovah I make mention of, The praises of Jehovah, According to all that Jehovah hath done for us, And the abundance of the goodness to the house of Israel, That He hath done for them, According to His mercies, And according to the abundance of His kind acts.
Zechariah 3:8Hear, I pray thee, Joshua, the high priest, Thou and thy companions sitting before thee, (For men of type [are] they,) For lo, I am bringing in My servant — a Shoot.
Malachi 4:2And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness — and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.
Ephesians 2:4and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,
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 →