Verse 49
He that is mighty hath done to me great things - Or, miracles, μεγαλεια . As God fills her with his goodness, she empties herself to him in praises; and, sinking into her own nothingness, she ever confesses that God alone is all in all.
Holy is his name - Probably the word which Mary used was חסד chesed , which though we sometimes translate holy, see Psalm 86:2 ; Psalm 145:17 , yet the proper meaning is abundant goodness, exuberant kindness; and this well agrees with the following clause.
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