Luke 1:69 (DBY)

Passage

and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

Nearby Context

Luke 1:67 And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Luke 1:68 Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Luke 1:69 and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

Luke 1:70 as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

Luke 1:71 deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "raised", "horn", "deliverance", "house", "david", and "servant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "raised" and "horn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 68's "Blessed be the Lord the God of..." into verse 70's "as he spoke by the mouth of...", so "raised" and "horn" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "raised" and "horn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.