Showed strength (εποιησεν κρατος). "Made might" (Wycliff). A Hebrew conception as in Ps 118:15. Plummer notes six aorist indicativ…

Hath showed strength with his arm (Luke 1:51). The arm is the symbol of strength. The expression in this and the subsequent ve…

He hath shewed strength.—Literally, He effected strength. Here the parallelism with 1 Samuel 2:3 bec…

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is might…

The Venerable Bede: In describing the state of humanity, she shows what the proud and the humble deserve, saying, He has sh…

The main verbs in the next two strophes are in the past tense. They probably recall the specific times in the OT when God acted (vv.51–52). We must…

He has done might. This means, “He has worked powerfully.” The arm of God is contrasted with every other aid, as in Isaiah: “…

He has shown strength with his arm
Of almighty power, in the business of the incarnation, and in working out salvati…

It is very good for those who have the work of grace begun in their souls to share with one another. On Mary's arrival, Elisabeth was conscious of …