Zechariah’s Song

Then his father Zechariah was filled with [the] Holy Spirit and prophesied

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“Blessed be [the] Lord, the God of Israel,

because He has visited and vvv redeemed His people.

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He has raised up a horn of salvation for us

in the house of His servant David,

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as He spoke through His holy prophets,

[those] of ages past,

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salvation from our enemies

and from [the] hand of all who hate us,

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to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember His holy covenant,

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[the] oath He swore to our father Abraham,

to grant us 74 deliverance from the hands of our[fn] enemies,

that we may serve Him without fear,

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in holiness and righteousness before Him

all the days of our lives.[fn]

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And you, child, will be called

a prophet of [the] Most High;

for you will go on before the presence of the Lord[fn]

to prepare the way for Him,

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to give to His people the knowledge of salvation

through [the] forgiveness of their sins,

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because of [the] tender mercy of our God,

by which [the] Dawn[fn] has visited[fn] us from on high,

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to shine on those who live in darkness

and in [the] shadow of death,

to guide our feet

into [the] path of peace.”

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And the child grew and became strong in spirit;[fn] and he lived in the wilderness until [the] time of his public appearance to Israel. 2