“My soul magnifies the Lord,^(A)
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,^(B)
48 for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.
    Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed,^(C)
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
    and holy is his name;^(D)
50 indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.^(E)
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
    he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.^(F)
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones
    and lifted up the lowly;^(G)
53 he has filled the hungry with good things
    and sent the rich away empty.^(H)
54 He has come to the aid of his child Israel,
    in remembrance of his mercy,^(I)
55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
    to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”^(J)

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
    for he has looked favorably on^[a] his people and redeemed them.^(B)
69 He has raised up a mighty savior^[b] for us
    in the house of his child David,^(C)
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,^(D)
71     that we would be saved 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,^(E)
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to grant us ⁷⁴     that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,^{(F) 75} in holiness and righteousness
    in his presence all our days.^(G)
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,^(H)
77 to give his people knowledge of salvation
    by the forgiveness of their sins.^(I)
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
    the dawn from on high will break^[c] upon^[d] us,
⁷⁹ to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”^(J)