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Luke 1:69 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 69
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;Luke 1:69 · King James Version
Luke 1:69 in context
67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
70As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
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Key words (Strong's)
- salvationsōtēriadeliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of…G4991 →
- servantpaisa child, boy or girl, infants, children, servant, slave, an attendant, servant, spec. a…G3816 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- hornkerasa horn, of animals, since animals defend themselves with their horns, the horn with the…G2768 →
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We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 67-80