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68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.
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“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David,
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He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant,
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to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us
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the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
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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.
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in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
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