¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,^(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news^(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
¹⁹     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”^[a](C)

⁷⁷ to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,^(A)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun^(B) will come to us from heaven
⁷⁹ to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,^(C)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”^(D)