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Luke 1:46

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Luke 1:46. And Mary said, -

We do not read that she spoke with a loud voice. Occasionally, the visitation of the Spirit causes excitement. Thus, Elisabeth spoke with a loud voice; but Mary, though full of a rapturous joy, spoke calmly and quietly, in a royal tone of holy calm. "Mary said," -

Luke 1:46. My soul doth magnify the Lord, -

She was weary, for she had come a long journey, but she was like Abraham’s servant, who said, "I will not eat, until I have told mine errand." So Mary will not eat until she has sung the praises of her God: "My soul doth magnify the Lord," -

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