74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,

and to enable us to serve him without fear

75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;

for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins,

78 because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies

Might serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him,

All the days of our life.

76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest:

For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord

To prepare his ways;

77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people

By the remission of their sins,

78 Through the tender mercy of our God;

Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

74 We have been rescued from our enemies

so we can serve God without fear,

75 in holiness and righteousness

for as long as we live.

76 “And you, my little son,

will be called the prophet of the Most High,

because you will prepare the way for the Lord.

77 You will tell his people how to find salvation

through forgiveness of their sins.

78 Because of God’s tender mercy,

the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,

74 To grant us that we,

Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

Might serve Him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;

For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people

By the remission of their sins,

78 Through the tender mercy of our God,

With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

74 that he would save us from the power of our enemies

so we could serve him without fear,

75 being holy and good before God as long as we live.

76 “Now you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God.

You will go before the Lord to prepare his way.

77 You will make his people know that they will be saved

by having their sins forgiven.

78 With the loving mercy of our God,

a new day from heaven will dawn upon us.

74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies

Should serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High:

For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people

In the remission of their sins,

78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,

Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

74 to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear 75 in piety and righteousness before him all our days. 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; 77 to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by the remission of their sins 78 on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,

74 He promised to rescue us from our enemies’ power 

so that we could serve him without fear 

75 by being holy and honorable as long as we live. 

76 “You, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. 

You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way. 

77 You will make his people know that they can be saved 

through the forgiveness of their sins. 

78 A new day will dawn on us from above 

because our God is loving and merciful. 

74 since we have been rescued

from our enemies’ clutches,

to serve Him without fear

75 in holiness and righteousness

in His presence all our days.

76 And child, you will be called

a prophet of the Most High,

for you will go before the Lord

to prepare His ways,

77 to give His people knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins.

78 Because of our God’s merciful compassion,

the Dawn from on high will visit us

74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,

might serve him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness

before him all our days.

76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;

for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people

by the forgiveness of their sins.

78 By the tender mercy of our God,

the dawn from on high will break upon us,

74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,

could serve him without fear 75 in holiness and righteousness

before him all our days.

76 And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,

for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,

77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people

by the forgiveness of their sins,

78 because of the merciful compassion of our God

by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,

74 He promised to save us from our enemies,

so that we could serve him without fear.

75 He wants us to be holy and godly as long as we live.

76 “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God.

You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare the way for him.

77 You will tell his people how they can be saved.

You will tell them that their sins can be forgiven.

78 All of that will happen because our God is tender and caring.

His kindness will bring the rising sun to us from heaven.

74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,

Might serve Him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;

For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;

77 To give to His people the knowledge of salvation

By the forgiveness of their sins,

78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,

With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,