Luke 1:69

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
up	ἤγειρεν ēgeiren	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
horn	κέρας keras	G2768	a horn (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular neuter
salvation	σωτηρίας sōtērias	G4991	rescue or safety (physically or morally) · noun — genitive singular feminine
us	ἡμῖν hēmîn	G2254	to (or for
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
house	οἴκῳ oikō	G3624	a dwelling (more or less extensive · noun — dative singular masculine
of	παιδὸς paidos	G3816	a boy (as often beaten with impunity) · noun — genitive singular masculine
his	αὐτοῦ, autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
servant	παῖς paîs	G3816	a boy (as often beaten with impunity)
David	Δαυὶδ Dauid	G1138	Dabid (i.e. David) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,…
Ezekiel 29:21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; a…
2 Samuel 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou saves…
1 Samuel 2:10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth;…
Psalms 89:17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
1 Samuel 2:1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; becau…
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…
Isaiah 11:1-9 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:67–end

We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to come concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, to which all the prophets bear witness. Observe, I. How he was qualified for this: He was filled with the Holy Ghost, was endued with more than ordinary measures and degrees of it, for this purpose; he was divinely inspired. God not only forgave him his unbelief and distrust (which was signified by discharging him from the punishment of it), but, as a specimen of the abounding of grace towards believers, he filled him with the Holy Ghost, and put this…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:69

horn of salvation--that is "strength of salvation," or "mighty Salvation," meaning the Saviour Himself, whom Simeon calls "Thy Salvation" (Luk 2:30). The metaphor is taken from those animals whose strength is in their horns (Psa 18:2; Psa 75:10; Psa 132:17). house of . . . David--This shows that Mary must have been known to be of the royal line, independent of Joseph; of whom Zacharias, if he knew anything, could not know that after this he would recognize Mary.

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:69

And hath raised up a horn of salvation - That is, a mighty and glorious Savior: a quotation from Psa 18:2. Horns are the well known emblems of strength, glory, and power, both in the sacred and profane writers, because the strength and beauty of horned animals consist in their horns. Horns have also been considered as emblems of light; therefore the heathen god Apollo is represented with horns, to point out the power, glory, and excellence of the solar light. The Chaldee paraphrast sometimes translates קרן keren, horn, by מלכות malcuth, or מלכותא malcutha, Sa1 2:10; Jer 48:25, which signify a kingdom: but it is likely that the allusion is here made to the horns of the altar; and as the altar…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

(Serm. de Anna. IV.) Now by a horn he means power, glory, and honour, deriving it metaphorically from the brute creatures, to whom God has given horns for defence and glory.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The sound of the horn represents the man of God in all his sovereignty. In Scripture, the horn properly signifies kingship and power, just as it is written: "He has raised up a horn of salvation for us."
— Jerome, HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 25

The word horn is used not only for power, but also for royalty. But Christ, Who is the Saviour that hath risen for us from the family and race of David, is both: for He is the King of kings, and the invincible power of the Father.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Horn — Trumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh. 6:4, 5). Flasks or vessels were made of horn (1 Sam. 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39). But the word is used also…
John the Baptist — The “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr.…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Covenant, The · Fulfilled in Christ — Fulfilled in Christ
Horns · Illustrative: Of power of Christ — Illustrative: Of power of Christ
Pardon · Is granted: Through Christ — Is granted: Through Christ
Poetry · .Of Zacharias — .Of Zacharias
Praise · Is due to God on account of: His salvation — Is due to God on account of: His salvation
Promises Of God, The · Are: Fulfilled in Christ — Are: Fulfilled in Christ
Psalms · Zacharias — Zacharias
Salvation · .A horn — .A horn

Luke 1:69

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:67–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:69

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:69

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 1:69

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:67–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:69

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:69

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 1:67-75

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:69