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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He has helped Israel His servant, remembering mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of <i>his</i> mercy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of <i>His</i> mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He has given help to His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has helped His servant Israel, mindful of His mercy, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God helps his servant Israel and is always merciful to his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"He remembered to help his servant Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors, and has come to the help of his servant Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath sustained his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has taken hold of His servant Israel, "" To remember kindness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He has helped Israel His servant, remembering mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He succored Israel his servant, remembering mercy;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He has helped his servant Israel, and has remembered his mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“He has helped Israel his servant and he has remembered his mercy,”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers,)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />He delivered his son Israel, to remember mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />He hath succoured Israel his servant, that he might be mindful of mercy for ever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he has taken Israel his servant into his protection, in pursuance of the mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />He succored Israel His servant, to remember mercy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />He hath supported Israel his servant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/1-54.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=419" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Mary's Song</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">53</span>He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. <span class="reftext">54</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/482.htm" title="482: antelabeto (V-AIM-3S) -- From anti and the middle voice of lambano; to take hold of in turn, i.e. Succor; also to participate.">He has helped</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3816.htm" title="3816: paidos (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from paio; a boy, or, a girl, and a child; specially, a slave or servant.">servant</a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">Israel,</a> <a href="/greek/3403.htm" title="3403: mnēsthēnai (V-ANP) -- To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.">remembering</a> <a href="/greek/1656.htm" title="1656: eleous (N-GNS) -- Pity, mercy, compassion. Of uncertain affinity; compassion.">to be merciful,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">55</span>as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></span><br />But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17-18</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-3.htm">Psalm 98:3</a></span><br />He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-23.htm">Psalm 136:23</a></span><br />He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-9</a></span><br />“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Isaiah 63:7</a></span><br />I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a></span><br />You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-2</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-75</a></span><br />“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-70.htm">Luke 1:70-75</a></b></br> As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-3.htm">Psalm 98:3</a></b></br> He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Isaiah 44:21</a></b></br> Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou <i>art</i> my servant: I have formed thee; thou <i>art</i> my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/luke/1-50.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/mark/14-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/mark/1-31.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Holpen</a> <a href="/luke/1-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/luke/1-50.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/matthew/6-4.htm">Merciful</a> <a href="/luke/1-50.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/luke/1-29.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Order</a> <a href="/luke/1-1.htm">Received</a> <a href="/mark/10-28.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/mark/11-21.htm">Remembering</a> <a href="/mark/14-9.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/mark/12-22.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/1-48.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/malachi/2-15.htm">Sustained</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-55.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/luke/5-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/acts/3-7.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Holpen</a> <a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/luke/6-36.htm">Merciful</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Order</a> <a href="/luke/2-28.htm">Received</a> <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Remembering</a> <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Remembrance</a> <a href="/luke/1-55.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/1-69.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-1.htm">Sustained</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-1.htm">The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">The conception of John the Baptist;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">and of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">The nativity and circumcision of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-67.htm">The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">76. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm">and of John.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He has helped His servant Israel</b><br>This phrase highlights God's ongoing relationship with Israel, His chosen people. Throughout the Old Testament, God repeatedly intervened to assist Israel, from the Exodus (Exodus 14) to the return from Babylonian exile (Ezra 1). The term "servant" underscores Israel's role in God's plan, as seen in Isaiah's Servant Songs (<a href="/isaiah/42.htm">Isaiah 42:1-9</a>). This assistance is not just historical but also prophetic, pointing to the ultimate help through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the promises made to Israel (<a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>).<p><b>remembering to be merciful</b><br>God's mercy is a central theme in Scripture, reflecting His covenantal faithfulness. The Hebrew concept of "hesed" (loving-kindness or steadfast love) is often associated with God's mercy (Psalm 136). This mercy is not earned but is a reflection of God's character and His promises to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>). The New Testament continues this theme, with Jesus embodying God's mercy through His life, death, and resurrection (<a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a>). This phrase also connects to the Magnificat (<a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Luke 1:46-55</a>), where Mary praises God's mercy, linking the past acts of God with the present and future fulfillment in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mary.htm">Mary</a></b><br>- The mother of Jesus, who is speaking these words as part of her Magnificat, a song of praise to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>- The nation chosen by God, often referred to as His servant, representing the collective people of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The one who has shown mercy and help to Israel, fulfilling His promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_magnificat.htm">The Magnificat</a></b><br>- The song of praise spoken by Mary, found in <a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Luke 1:46-55</a>, expressing joy and gratitude for God's faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>- The promises made by God to Abraham and his descendants, which are being fulfilled through Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God consistently remembers His promises and acts in accordance with His covenant. This is a reminder that God is trustworthy and His word is reliable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mercy_as_a_divine_attribute.htm">Mercy as a Divine Attribute</a></b><br>Mercy is a central characteristic of God. His actions towards Israel demonstrate His compassionate nature, which is also extended to us through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_israel.htm">The Role of Israel</a></b><br>Israel is depicted as God's servant, chosen to be a light to the nations. This role is fulfilled in Jesus, who brings salvation to all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_god's_help.htm">Personal Reflection on God's Help</a></b><br>Just as God helped Israel, He is present to help us in our times of need. Reflect on how God has been merciful and faithful in your own life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>The fulfillment of God's promises to Israel through Jesus shows the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(54) <span class= "bld">He hath holpen his servant Israel.</span>--Up to this point the hymn has been one of personal thanks-giving. Now we find that all the soul of the maiden of Nazareth is with her people. Her joy in the "great things "which God has done for her rests on the fact that they are "great things "for Israel also. The word which she uses for her people is that which expresses their relation to God as "the servant" of Jehovah, who is prominent in the later chapters of Isaiah, and is in <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm" title="But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.">Isaiah 41:8</a> identified with the nation, as elsewhere with the nation's Head (<a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm" title="Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit on him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.">Isaiah 42:1</a>). One may see in the utterance of this hope already seen as realised, an indication of the early date of the hymn. At the time when St. Luke wrote, the rejection, not the restoration of Israel, was the dominant thought in men's minds.<p><span class= "bld">In remembrance.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">in order to remember.</span> He helped Israel, as with the purpose to prove Himself not unmindful of His promised mercy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 54, 55.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; as he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.</span> Her hymn dies down into a strain of gratitude for the eternal faithfulness to the cause of the chosen people. Had not God in very truth remembered his ancient promise? From one of their daughters, still speaking of the future as of the past, Messiah had been born - a greater Deliverer, too, than the most sanguine Hebrew patriot had ever dreamed of. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/1-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">He has helped</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀντελάβετο</span> <span class="translit">(antelabeto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_482.htm">Strong's 482: </a> </span><span class="str2">From anti and the middle voice of lambano; to take hold of in turn, i.e. Succor; also to participate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servant</span><br /><span class="grk">παιδὸς</span> <span class="translit">(paidos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from paio; a boy, or, a girl, and a child; specially, a slave or servant.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰσραὴλ</span> <span class="translit">(Israēl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remembering</span><br /><span class="grk">μνησθῆναι</span> <span class="translit">(mnēsthēnai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3403.htm">Strong's 3403: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be merciful,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλέους</span> <span class="translit">(eleous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1656.htm">Strong's 1656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pity, mercy, compassion. 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