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Selected Verse: Luke 1:54 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 1:54 |
Strong Concordance |
He hath holpen [482] his [846] servant [3816] Israel [2474], in remembrance [3415] of his mercy [1656]; |
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King James |
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| holpen--Compare Psa 89:19, "I have laid help on One that is mighty." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Hath holpen - Hath helped or assisted. The word rendered "holpen" denotes properly, "to take hold of one, to help him up when he is in danger of falling," and here means that God had succored his people when they were feeble, and were in danger of falling or being overthrown.
His servant Israel - His people the Israelites, or those who truly revered him and kept His commandments. See Isa 41:8-9; Hos 11:1.
In remembrance of his mercy - Or that His mercy may be remembered. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Hath holpen (ἀντελαβέτο)
The verb means to lay hold on: thence to grasp helpfully or to help. To lay hold in the sense of partaking (Ti1 6:2), carries us back to the primitive meaning of the word according to its composition: to receive instead of, or in return (ἀντὶ), and suggests the old phrase to take up for, espouse the cause of. Wyc., has took up, but probably not in this sense.
Servant (παιδὸς)
Often child, son or daughter, but here servant, in allusion to Isa 41:8. Meyer truthfully says that the theocratic notion of sonship is never expressed by παῖς. See Rev., Act 3:13, Act 3:26; Act 4:27, Act 4:30. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He hath helped his servant Israel - By sending the Messiah. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He hath holpen [supported, αντελαβετο] his servant Israel - Israel is here represented as falling, and the Lord comes speedily in and props him up. The house of David was now ready to fall and rise no more; Jesus, being born of the very last branch of the regal line, revived the family, and restored the dominion.
In remembrance of his mercy - By mercy, the covenant which God made with Abraham, Gen 15:18, is intended; which covenant proceeded from God's eternal mercy, as in it salvation was promised to all the nations of the earth. See Gen 17:19, and Gen 22:18, and this promise was, in one form or other, given to all the fathers, Luk 1:55.
This song properly consists of three parts.
1. In the first part Mary praises God for what he had done for herself, Luk 1:46-50.
2. In the second, she praises him for what he had done, and would do, against the oppressors of his people, Luk 1:51-53.
3. In the third, she praises him for what he had done, and would do, for his Church, Luk 1:53-56. |
19 Then thou spakest [01696] in vision [02377] to thy holy one [02623], and saidst [0559], I have laid [07737] help [05828] upon one that is mighty [01368]; I have exalted [07311] one chosen [0977] out of the people [05971].
1 When Israel [03478] was a child [05288], then I loved [0157] him, and called [07121] my son [01121] out of Egypt [04714].
8 But thou, Israel [03478], art my servant [05650], Jacob [03290] whom I have chosen [0977], the seed [02233] of Abraham [085] my friend [0157].
9 Thou whom I have taken [02388] from the ends [07098] of the earth [0776], and called [07121] thee from the chief men [0678] thereof, and said [0559] unto thee, Thou art my servant [05650]; I have chosen [0977] thee, and not cast thee away [03988].
30 By [1722] [4571] stretching forth [1614] thine [4675] hand [5495] to [1519] heal [2392]; and [2532] that signs [4592] and [2532] wonders [5059] may be done [1096] by [1223] the name [3686] of thy [4675] holy [40] child [3816] Jesus [2424].
27 For [1063] of [1909] a truth [225] against [1909] thy [4675] holy [40] child [3816] Jesus [2424], whom [3739] thou hast anointed [5548], both [5037] Herod [2264], and [2532] Pontius [4194] Pilate [4091], with [4862] the Gentiles [1484], and [2532] the people [2992] of Israel [2474], were gathered together [4863],
26 Unto you [5213] first [4412] God [2316], having raised up [450] his [846] Son [3816] Jesus [2424], sent [649] him [846] to bless [2127] you [5209], in [1722] turning away [654] every one [1538] of you [5216] from [575] his iniquities [4189].
13 The God [2316] of Abraham [11], and [2532] of Isaac [2464], and [2532] of Jacob [2384], the God [2316] of our [2257] fathers [3962], hath glorified [1392] his [846] Son [3816] Jesus [2424]; whom [3739] ye [5210] delivered up [3860], and [2532] denied [720] him [846] in [2596] the presence [4383] of Pilate [4091], when he was determined [2919] to let [630] him [1565] go [630].
8 But thou, Israel [03478], art my servant [05650], Jacob [03290] whom I have chosen [0977], the seed [02233] of Abraham [085] my friend [0157].
2 And [1161] they that have [2192] believing [4103] masters [1203], let them [2706] not [3361] despise [2706] them, because [3754] they are [1526] brethren [80]; but [235] rather [3123] do them service [1398], because [3754] they are [1526] faithful [4103] and [2532] beloved [27], partakers [482] of the benefit [2108]. These things [5023] teach [1321] and [2532] exhort [3870].
53 He hath filled [1705] the hungry [3983] with good things [18]; and [2532] the rich [4147] he hath sent [1821] empty [2756] away [1821].
54 He hath holpen [482] his [846] servant [3816] Israel [2474], in remembrance [3415] of his mercy [1656];
55 As [2531] he spake [2980] to [4314] our [2257] fathers [3962], to Abraham [11], and [2532] to his [846] seed [4690] for [1519] ever [165].
56 And [1161] Mary [3137] abode [3306] with [4862] her [846] about [5616] three [5140] months [3376], and [2532] returned [5290] to [1519] her own [846] house [3624].
51 He hath shewed [4160] strength [2904] with [1722] his [846] arm [1023]; he hath scattered [1287] the proud [5244] in the imagination [1271] of their [846] hearts [2588].
52 He hath put down [2507] the mighty [1413] from [575] their seats [2362], and [2532] exalted [5312] them of low degree [5011].
53 He hath filled [1705] the hungry [3983] with good things [18]; and [2532] the rich [4147] he hath sent [1821] empty [2756] away [1821].
46 And [2532] Mary [3137] said [2036], My [3450] soul [5590] doth magnify [3170] the Lord [2962],
47 And [2532] my [3450] spirit [4151] hath rejoiced [21] in [1909] God [2316] my [3450] Saviour [4990].
48 For [3754] he hath regarded [1914] [1909] the low estate [5014] of his [846] handmaiden [1399]: for [1063], behold [2400], from [575] henceforth [3568] all [3956] generations [1074] shall call [3106] me [3165] blessed [3106].
49 For [3754] he that is mighty [1415] hath done [4160] to me [3427] great things [3167]; and [2532] holy [40] is his [846] name [3686].
50 And [2532] his [846] mercy [1656] is on them that fear [5399] him [846] from [1519] generation [1074] to generation [1074].
55 As [2531] he spake [2980] to [4314] our [2257] fathers [3962], to Abraham [11], and [2532] to his [846] seed [4690] for [1519] ever [165].
18 And in thy seed [02233] shall all the nations [01471] of the earth [0776] be blessed [01288]; because [0834] [06118] thou hast obeyed [08085] my voice [06963].
19 And God [0430] said [0559], Sarah [08283] thy wife [0802] shall bear [03205] thee a son [01121] indeed [061]; and thou shalt call [07121] his name [08034] Isaac [03327]: and I will establish [06965] my covenant [01285] with him for an everlasting [05769] covenant [01285], and with his seed [02233] after him [0310].
18 In the same [01931] day [03117] the LORD [03068] made [03772] a covenant [01285] with Abram [087], saying [0559], Unto thy seed [02233] have I given [05414] this land [0776], from the river [05104] of Egypt [04714] unto the great [01419] river [05104], the river [05104] Euphrates [06578]: