“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
Parallel translations
- KJV Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
- BSB “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- ESV “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people
- NKJV “Blessedis the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,
- NASB “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,
- NLT “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people.
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Quick answer
Zacharias blesses God for visiting and redeeming his people. He celebrates God's saving intervention.
Overview
The Benedictus opens by praising the Lord, the God of Israel, for coming to redeem his people. The language of visitation and redemption recalls the Exodus and points to a greater salvation in Christ. God is acting to deliver his people through the coming Messiah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 106:48Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!
- Luke 7:16Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”
- Ps 41:13Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
- Ps 111:9He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
- Exod 4:31The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
- 1 Kgs 1:48Also 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.’”
- Exod 3:16–17Go, 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, has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;
- Luke 2:38Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
- Ps 72:17–19His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Eph 1:7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
- Gen 9:26He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
- 1 Chr 29:10Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Gen 14:20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.
- Luke 19:44and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”
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