Luke 1:50
vAnd his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰς γενεῶν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.
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Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Psalms 103:16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Having celebrated God for his glory and majesty, she here celebrates him for his mercy, which extends to all, but especially is showed to such as fear him. She certainly respecteth the promise of God to be the God of Abraham and this seed, but declareth this to be most eminently made good to those who are truly pious, all piety being expressed ordinarily in Scripture (especially in the Old Testament) under the notion of the fear of God. We have almost the same words Psa 103:17. It is elsewhere expressed under the notion of thousands, Exo 20:6, signifying not only the extent of the Divine goodness to all his people, but the continuance of it for ever.