To perform the mercy. To show the mercy promised. The expression in the original is, "To make mercy with our fathers"—that is, to…

To perform the mercy.—The verse has been thought, and with apparent reason, to contain a reference, in the manner of the ancient p…

The Venerable Bede: Having announced that the Lord would be born from the house of David, according to the prophet's declaratio…

Zechariah cites three aspects of God’s redeeming work: “salvation” (v.71), “mercy” (v.72), and the remembrance of God’s “covenant.” Mercy to the “f…

To perform the mercy: Zacharias again points out the fountain from which redemption flowed, the mercy and gracious covenant