Luke 1:68-79
Contemporary English Version
68 Praise the Lord,
the God of Israel!
He has come
to save his people.
69 Our God has given us
a mighty Savior[a]
from the family
of David his servant.
70 Long ago the Lord promised
by the words
of his holy prophets
71 to save us from our enemies
and from everyone
who hates us.
72 God said he would be kind
to our people and keep
his sacred promise.
73 He told our ancestor Abraham
74 that he would rescue us
from our enemies.
Then we could serve him
without fear,
75 by being holy and good
as long as we live.
76 (A) You, my son, will be called
the prophet of God Most High.
You will go ahead of the Lord
to get everything ready
for him.
77 You will tell his people
that they can be saved
when their sins
are forgiven.
78 God's love and kindness
will shine upon us
like the sun that rises
in the sky.[b]
79 (B) On us who live
in the dark shadow
of death
this light will shine
to guide us
into a life of peace.
Luke 1:68-79
New International Version
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(A)
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(B)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](C) of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David(D)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(E)
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(F)
and to remember his holy covenant,(G)
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(H)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him(I) without fear(J)
75 in holiness and righteousness(K) before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(L) of the Most High;(M)
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(N)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,(O)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(P) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(Q)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(R)
Footnotes
- Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.
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