68. ‘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 horn of salvation for usin the house of his servant David
70. (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71. salvation from our enemiesand from the hand of all who hate us –
72. to show mercy to our ancestorsand to remember his holy covenant,
73. the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74. 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.
76. And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
77. to give his people the knowledge of salvationthrough the forgiveness of their sins,