Luke 1:69

For ¹  he has raised up ²  a horn of salvation ³  for us in the house of his servant David, ⁴ 

1Sa 2:10; 2Sa 7:26; 2Sa 22:3; 1Ki 11:13; Ps 18:2; Ps 89:3,20-37; Ps 132:17,18; Isa 9:6,7; Isa 11:1-9; Jer 23:5,6; Jer 33:15-26; Eze 29:21; Eze 34:23,24; Eze 37:24,25; Am 9:11; Mr 11:10; Ro 1:2,3; Re 22:16

¹ tn Grk “and,” but specifying the reason for the praise in the psalm.

² sn The phrase raised up means for God to bring someone significant onto the scene of history.

³ sn The horn of salvation is a figure that refers to the power of Messiah and his ability to protect, as the horn refers to what an animal uses to attack and defend (Ps 75:4-5, 10; 148:14; 2 Sam 22:3). Thus the meaning of the figure is “a powerful savior.”

⁴ sn In the house of his servant David is a reference to Messiah’s Davidic descent. Zechariah is more interested in Jesus than his own son John at this point.