Genesis 8:1

8:1 But God remembered ¹  Noah and all the wild animals and domestic animals that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to blow over ²  the earth and the waters receded.

Psalms 106:4

106:4 Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people!

Pay attention to me, when you deliver,

Psalms 136:23

136:23 to the one who remembered us when we were down, ³ 

for his loyal love endures,

Luke 1:70-74

1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, ⁴ 

1:71 that we should be saved ⁵  from our enemies, ⁶ 

and from the hand of all who hate us.

1:72 He has done this ⁷  to show mercy ⁸  to our ancestors, ⁹ 

and to remember his holy covenant ¹⁰  –

1:73 the oath ¹¹  that he swore to our ancestor ¹²  Abraham.

This oath grants ¹³ 

1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our ¹⁴  enemies,

may serve him without fear, ¹⁵ 

[8:1]  ¹ tn The Hebrew word translated “remembered” often carries the sense of acting in accordance with what is remembered, i.e., fulfilling covenant promises (see B. S. Childs, Memory and Tradition in Israel [SBT], especially p. 34).

[8:1]  ² tn Heb “to pass over.”

[136:23]  ³ tn Heb “who, in our low condition, remembered us.”

[1:70]  ⁴ tn Grk “from the ages,” “from eternity.”

[1:71]  ⁵ tn Grk “from long ago, salvation.”

[1:71]  ⁶ sn The theme of being saved from our enemies is like the release Jesus preached in Luke 4:18-19. Luke’s narrative shows that one of the enemies in view is Satan and his cohorts, with the grip they have on humanity.

[1:72]  ⁷ tn The words “He has done this” (referring to the raising up of the horn of salvation from David’s house) are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to allow a new sentence to be started in the translation. The Greek sentence is lengthy and complex at this point, while contemporary English uses much shorter sentences.

[1:72]  ⁸ sn Mercy refers to God’s loyal love (steadfast love) by which he completes his promises. See Luke 1:50.

[1:72]  ⁹ tn Or “our forefathers”; Grk “our fathers.” This begins with the promise to Abraham (vv. 55, 73), and thus refers to many generations of ancestors.

[1:72]  ¹⁰ sn The promises of God can be summarized as being found in the one promise (the oath that he swore) to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).

[1:73]  ¹¹ tn This is linked back grammatically by apposition to “covenant” in v. 72, specifying which covenant is meant.

[1:73]  ¹² tn Or “forefather”; Grk “father.”

[1:73]  ¹³ tn Again for reasons of English style, the infinitival clause “to grant us” has been translated “This oath grants” and made the beginning of a new sentence in the translation.

[1:74]  ¹⁴ tc Many important early mss (א B L W [0130] Ë^1,13 565 892 pc) lack “our,” while most (A C D [K] Θ Ψ 0177 33 Ï pc) supply it. Although the addition is most likely not authentic, “our” has been included in the translation due to English stylistic requirements.

[1:74]  ¹⁵ tn This phrase in Greek is actually thrown forward to the front of the verse to give it emphasis.