Luke 1:67-80 - The Praise And Prophecy Of Zechariah

⁶⁷ Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

⁶⁸ Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because He has visited
and provided redemption for His people.
⁶⁹ He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of His servant David,
⁷⁰ just as He spoke by the mouth
of His holy prophets in ancient times;
⁷¹ salvation from our enemies
and from the clutches of those who hate us.
⁷² He has dealt mercifully with our fathers
and remembered His holy covenant—
⁷³ the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.
He has given us the privilege,
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
⁷⁹ to shine on those who live in darkness
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁸⁰ The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.