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Luke 1:67-80 -
The Prophesy of Zechariah
Lk.1.67-80
(
Hebron
)
1
67
And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and uttered this prophecy:
1
68
[
Ps.41.13
. ]
'Praise to the God of Israel!
For he has turned to his people,
saved them and set them free,
1
69
and has raised up a deliverer of victorious power
from the house of his servant David.
1
70
So he promised: age after age he proclaimed
by the lips of his holy prophets,
1
71
that he would deliver us from our enemies,
out of the hands of all who hate us;
1
72
that he would deal mercifully with our fathers,
calling to mind his solemn covenant.
1
73
Such was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,
1
74
to rescue us from enemy hands,
and grant us, free from fear,
to worship him
1
75
with a holy worship,
with uprightness of heart,
in his presence, our whole life long.
1
76
[
Mal.3.1
. ]
And you, my child, you shall be called Prophet of the Highest,
for you will be the Lord's forerunner, to prepare his way
1
77
and lead his people to salvation through knowledge of him,
by the forgiveness of their sins:
1
78
for in the tender compassion of our God
the morning sun from heaven will rise upon us,
1
79
[
Is.9.2
,
Is.59.8
. ]
to shine on those who live in darkness, under the cloud of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.'
1
80
As the child grew up he became strong in spirit; he lived out in the wilds until the day when he appeared publicly before Israel.