Luke 1:46

(5) And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

(5) Christ, the redeemer of the afflicted and revenger of the proud, promised long ago to the fathers, is now finally exhibited indeed.

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And Mary said — Under a prophetic impulse, several things, which perhaps she herself did not then fully understand.

⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

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