Luke 1:56-80 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her own house.… "Praise is the rent-charge we owe to God" for His blessings. David said, "As long as I live I will praise the Lord," In ancient places of Christian worship it was arranged that one set of worshippers should keep on praising God, till another set came, so that praise might always be going up to heaven, night and day. Commodore Good-enough, when dying, said, "I have not breath left to praise God for all His mercies." Mr. Wesley's last words were, "I'll praise! I'll praise!" Swiss herdsmen at sunset call forth, "Praise ye the Lord!" This shout is repeated from one to another till every valley, peak, and hill reverberates with the ascriptions of gratitude to the Giver of all good. In the last four Psalms, how many exhortations we have to praise God! In the last verse of the last Psalm we read, "Let every. thing that hath breath praise the Lord." (H. R. Burton.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.WEB: Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house. |
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