Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
He hath holpen [supported, ] his servant Israel - Israel is here represented as falling, and the Lord comes speedily in and props him up. The house of David was now ready to fall and rise no more; Jesus, being born of the very last branch of the regal line, revived the family, and restored the dominion.
In remembrance of his mercy - By mercy, the covenant which God made with Abraham, Genesis 15:18, is intended; which covenant proceeded from God' s eternal mercy, as in it salvation was promised to all the nations of the earth. See Genesis 17:19, and Genesis 22:18, and this promise was, in one form or other, given to all the fathers, Luke 1:55.
This song properly consists of three parts.
1.In the first part Mary praises God for what he had done for herself, Luke 1:46-50.
2.In the second, she praises him for what he had done, and would do, against the oppressors of his people, Luke 1:51-53.
3.In the third, she praises him for what he had done, and would do, for his Church, Luke 1:53-56.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Luke 1:54:
1 Samuel 2:1
Luke 1:54
Luke 1:72
1 Corinthians 12:28
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