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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Luke 1:49

Verse 49. He that is mighty hath done to me great things] Or, miracles, μεγαλεια. As God fills her with his goodness, she empties herself to him in praises; and, sinking into her own nothingness, she ever confesses that God alone is all in all.

Holy is his name] Probably the word which Mary used was חסד chesed, which though we sometimes translate holy, see Psalms 86:2; Psalms 145:17, yet the proper meaning is abundant goodness, exuberant kindness; and this well agrees with the following clause.

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