Luke 1:68–79

⁶⁸“Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel!

He has come and set his people free.

⁶⁹He has acted with great power and has saved us.

He did it for those who are from the family line of his servant David.

⁷⁰Long ago holy prophets said he would do it.

⁷¹He has saved us from our enemies.

We are rescued from all who hate us.

⁷²He has been kind to our people.

He has remembered his holy covenant.

⁷³He made an oath to our father Abraham.

⁷⁴He promised to save us from our enemies,

so that we could serve him without fear.

⁷⁵He 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.

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

You will tell them that their sins can be forgiven.

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

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

⁷⁹It will shine on those living in darkness

and in the shadow of death.

It will guide our feet on the path of peace.”