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Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.
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Worship from the Soul
Commentators explain that to "magnify" the Lord doesn't mean to make Him bigger, but to extol Him and declare His greatness. Scholars like Calvin and Spurgeon stress that Mary's praise comes from her "soul," indicating a deep, internal, and heartfelt worship, not just an outward expression with her lips.
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Luke
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My soul doth magnify the Lord. To magnify means to make great, and then to extol, to praise, to ce…
Doth magnify (μεγαλυνε). Latin, magnificat. Harnack argues that this is also the song of Elisabeth because a few Latin MSS.…
19th Century
Anglican
My soul doth magnify the Lord.—We come to the first of the great canticles recorded by St. Luke, which, since the time of…
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Baptist
For there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Mary said,
This humble Jewish maiden was a …
The excitement of Elizabeth, who actually shouted her benediction (v.42), gives way to a restraint that is no less joyful. After an opening ascript…
16th Century
Protestant
Now follows a remarkable and interesting song of the holy virgin, which plainly shows how eminent her attainments in the grace of the Spirit were. …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Mary said, my soul does magnify the Lord . Either Jehovah, the Father, or the Son; who, as he was David's Lord, accor…
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 …
