49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. …
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 39-56)We have here an interview between the two happy mothers, Elisabeth and Mary: the angel, by intimating to Mary the favour bestowed on her cousin Elisabeth (Luke 1:36), gave occasion for it; and sometimes it may prove a better piece of service that we think to bring good people together, to compare notes. Here is, I. The visit which Mary made to Elisabeth. Mary was the younger , and younger with chi…
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