Luke 1:68

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

““Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;”

— WEB

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,”

— KJV

“Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,”

— ASV

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Psalms 106:48 "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!"
Luke 7:16 "Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”"
Psalms 111:9 "He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!"
Psalms 41:13 "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen."
Exodus 4:31 "The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they…"
Exodus 3:16-17 "Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob,…"
1 Kings 1:48 "Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”"
Psalms 72:17-19 "His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed."

Commentary

There is not a word in this noble burst of divine song about his own child; like Elisabeth losing sight entirely of self, in the glory of a Greater than both. Lord God of Israel--the ancient covenant God of the peculiar people. visited and redeemed--that is, in order to redeem: returned after long absence, and broken His long silence (see Mat 15:31). In the Old Testament, God is said to "visit" chiefly for judgment, in the New Testament for mercy. Zacharias would, as yet, have but imperfect views of such "visiting and redeeming," "saving from and delivering out of the hand of enemies" (Luk 1:71, Luk 1:74). But this Old Testament phraseology, used at first with a lower reference, is, when viewed in the light of a loftier and more comprehensive kingdom of God, equally adapted to express the most spiritual conceptions of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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