Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 1:46-47

"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." — Luke 1:46-47 (ASV)

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

The theme of Mary's Magnificat is very similar to Hannah's song, though there was one respect in which she could raise an even loftier note, for she had been chosen to be the mother of our Lord.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

She needed a Saviour, you see. Though about to become the mother of Jesus, Mary did not think herself without sin. Her eyes still looked to him who should be her Saviour from guilt and condemnation.