And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
Parallel translations
- WEB My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
- KJV And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
- BSB and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- NKJV And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
- NLT How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
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Quick answer
Mary rejoices in God her Savior. She knows God as the one who saves.
Overview
Mary calls God her Savior, expressing personal faith and joy in his salvation. Her words show that she, too, needs and receives God's saving grace. True joy flows from delighting in God as Redeemer.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 35:9My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
- 1 Tim 2:3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
- Hab 3:18yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
- Isa 45:21–22Declare and present it. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Haven’t I, Yahweh? There is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior; There is no one besides me.
- Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Luke 2:11For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
- Titus 2:10not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
- Jude 1:25to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
- Titus 2:13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;
- Titus 3:4–6But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,
- 1 Tim 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope;
- Isa 12:2–3Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
- Zeph 3:14–17Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
- Titus 1:3but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
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