Luke 1:68-72 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 1:67-80

We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luke 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to come concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, to which all the prophets bear witness. Observe, I. How he was qualified for this: He was filled with the Holy Ghost, was endued with more than ordinary measures and degrees of it, for this purpose; he was divinely inspired. God not only forgave him... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 1:67-80

1:67-80 His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied like this: "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has graciously visited his people and wrought deliverance for them. He has raised the horn of salvation for us in the house of David, his servant--as long ago he said he would through the mouth of his holy prophets--even deliverance from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, in that he has shown mercy to us as he did to our fathers and has... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:68

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ,.... This was a form of blessing of long standing, Psalm 72:18 and very likely was in use, more or less, ever since Israel was distinguished from other nations, became a body politic, and were settled in the land of Canaan, in the enjoyment of peculiar privileges, both civil and religious; see other forms before it in Genesis 9:26 and now, this was very near being antiquated, and out of date; for upon the birth of Christ, the Son of God manifest in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:69

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us ,.... Meaning the Messiah, whom God had now raised up: in the house of his servant David ; in David's family, he being now conceived by a virgin of his house; and who, in a little time, would be born in Bethlehem, the city of David. He is called "an horn of salvation", because he is a powerful Saviour. "Horn" denotes power; it being that to a beast, as the arm is to a man, by which it defends itself, and pushes down its enemies; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:70

As he spake, by the mouth of his holy prophets ,.... Which shows not only the veracity and faithfulness of God in his promises, but the early intimations that were given by him concerning the Messiah: for it follows, which have been since world began; or from the beginning of the world; ever since the first hint of the Messiah, as the seed of the woman, that should bruise the serpent's head, was given, he was more or less spoken of. Adam, the first prophet, seems to have respect to him,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:71

That we should be saved from our enemies ,.... This, and the two following verses, either contain and express the sum and substance of what God spake by the prophets; or point out the end or ends of his raising up an horn of salvation, or a Saviour for his people; namely, that they should be saved by him from their enemies: from sin, which wars against the soul, and threatens the destruction of it; from Satan, the avowed and implacable adversary of mankind; from the world, the seed of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:72

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers ,.... By "mercy" is meant salvation by Christ, which springs from the mercy of God; the promise of which was an instance of mercy to the Jewish fathers under the Old Testament, and also the performance of it; for they were saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus, even as we: his blood was shed for the remission of sins that were past, and for the redemption of transgressions under the first Testament: and to remember his holy covenant ; which was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:68

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for, etc. - Zacharias praises God for two grand benefits which he had granted to his people. 1. He has visited them. 2. He has ransomed them. He speaks by the spirit of prophecy, which calls things that are not, as though they were; because they are absolutely determined by the Most High, and shall be all fulfilled in their season. God visits his people in the incarnation of Jesus Christ; therefore this Christ is called by him, Κυριος ὁ Θεος , Jehovah... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:69

And hath raised up a horn of salvation - That is, a mighty and glorious Savior: a quotation from Psalm 18:2 . Horns are the well known emblems of strength, glory, and power, both in the sacred and profane writers, because the strength and beauty of horned animals consist in their horns. Horns have also been considered as emblems of light; therefore the heathen god Apollo is represented with horns, to point out the power, glory, and excellence of the solar light. The Chaldee paraphrast... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:71

That we should be saved (literally, a salvation) from our enemies - As Zacharias spoke by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the salvation which he mentions here must necessarily be understood in a spiritual sense. Satan, death, and sin are the enemies from whom Jesus came to deliver us. Sin is the most dangerous of all, and is properly the only enemy we have to fear. Satan is without us, and can have no power over us, but what he gets through sin. Death is only in our flesh, and shall be... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 1:67-80

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 1:67-80

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:68

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:69

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:70

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:71

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 1:72

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:68

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:69

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:71

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