Zephaniah, Chapter 3, verses 14-18
14 and to rejoice for their salvation by GodLuke, Chapter 1, verses 39-56
39 The prophecy of Elizabeth and of Mary concerning Christ1
1:39 A city of Judah - Probably Hebron, which was situated in the hill country of Judea, and belonged to the house of Aaron.
1:41 When Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary - The discourse with which she saluted her, giving an account of what the angel had said, the joy of her soul so affected her body, that the very child in her womb was moved in an uncommon manner, as if it leaped for joy.
1:45 Happy is she that believed - Probably she had in her mind the unbelief of Zacharias.
1:46 And Mary said - Under a prophetic impulse, several things, which perhaps she herself did not then fully understand.
1:47 My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour - She seems to turn her thoughts here to Christ himself, who was to be born of her, as the angel had told her, he should be the Son of the Highest, whose name should be Jesus, the Saviour. And she rejoiced in hope of salvation through faith in him, which is a blessing common to all true believers, more than in being his mother after the flesh, which was an honour peculiar to her. And certainly she had the same reason to rejoice in God her Saviour hat we have: because he had regarded the low estate of his handmaid, in like manner as he regarded our low estate; and vouchsafed to come and save her and us, when we were reduced to the lowest estate of sin and misery.
1:51 He hath wrought strength with his arm - That is, he hath shown the exceeding greatness of his power. She speaks prophetically of those things as already done, which God was about to do by the Messiah. He hath scattered the proud - Visible and invisible.
1:52 He hath put down the mighty - Both angels and men.
1:54 He hath helped his servant Israel - By sending the Messiah.
1:55 To his seed - His spiritual seed: all true believers.
1:56 Mary returned to her own house - And thence soon after to Bethlehem.
3 Jerusalem threatened for her wickedness, Zep 3:1-7.
A promise of a glorious reformation, Zep 3:8-13.
And deliverance consequent upon it, Zep 3:14-20.
3:15 Taken away - Abolished, and put an end to the judgments thy sins brought upon thee. Thine enemy - The Babylonian.Is in the midst - He is returned to redeem and govern thee.Any more - While thy carriage is as becomes my presence with thee, thou shalt neither fear, nor feel the like evils.
3:18 Sorrowful - That mourn their distance from the solemn worship of God. Who are of thee - Thy children. Reproach - The taunts of their enemies.