He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Parallel translations
- WEB He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- KJV He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- NKJV He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- NASB He has remembered His graciousness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- NLT He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
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Quick answer
God has kept His covenant love and faithfulness to Israel, and the whole earth sees His salvation. He never forgets His promises.
Overview
God's saving acts flow from His steadfast love (hesed) and faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. Yet the salvation has worldwide visibility, reaching 'all the ends of the earth.' Simeon echoed this verse over the infant Jesus (Luke 2:30-32), recognizing in Him the salvation seen by all peoples.
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Cross-references · 20
- Ps 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
- Luke 1:72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
- Deut 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
- Acts 28:28Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
- Ps 98:2The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- Isa 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- Ps 67:7God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
- Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Ps 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Rev 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Luke 3:6And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
- Luke 2:30–31For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
- Mic 7:20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
- Isa 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Luke 1:54–55He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
- Rom 10:12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- Rom 15:8–9For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
- Rom 10:18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
- Lev 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
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