Luke 1:79 (YLT)

Passage

To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

Nearby Context

Luke 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

Luke 1:79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

Luke 1:80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "give", "sitting", "death-shade", "guide", "feet", and "peace". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The nearby context moves from verse 78's "Through the tender mercies of our God..." into verse 80's "And the child grew and was strengthened...", so "light" and "darkness" 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 "light" and "darkness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.