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69 [a]He has raised up a horn for our salvation
    within the house of David his servant,(A)
70 even as he promised through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old:
71     salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,(B)

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  1. 1:69 A horn for our salvation: the horn is a common Old Testament figure for strength (Ps 18:3; 75:5–6; 89:18; 112:9; 148:14). This description is applied to God in Ps 18:3 and is here transferred to Jesus. The connection of the phrase with the house of David gives the title messianic overtones and may indicate an allusion to a phrase in Hannah’s song of praise (1 Sm 2:10), “the horn of his anointed.”

69 He has raised up a horn[a](A) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David(B)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(C)
71 salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—

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  1. Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.