1:68 “Blessed 1 be the Lord God of Israel,
because he has come to help 2 and has redeemed 3 his people.
1:69 For 4 he has raised up 5 a horn of salvation 6 for us in the house of his servant David, 7
1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, 8
1:71 that we should be saved 9 from our enemies, 10
and from the hand of all who hate us.
1:72 He has done this 11 to show mercy 12 to our ancestors, 13
and to remember his holy covenant 14 –
1:73 the oath 15 that he swore to our ancestor 16 Abraham.
This oath grants 17
1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our 18 enemies,
may serve him without fear, 19
1:75 in holiness and righteousness 20 before him for as long as we live. 21
1:76 And you, child, 22 will be called the prophet 23 of the Most High. 24
For you will go before 25 the Lord to prepare his ways, 26
1:77 to give his people knowledge of salvation 27 through the forgiveness 28 of their sins.
1:78 Because of 29 our God’s tender mercy 30
the dawn 31 will break 32 upon us from on high
1:79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 33
to guide our feet into the way 34 of peace.”