76  And you, child, will be called ^xthe prophet of ^ythe Most High;

for ^zyou will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

77  to give knowledge of salvation to his people

^ain the forgiveness of their sins,

78  because of the ^btender mercy of our God,

whereby ^cthe sunrise shall ^dvisit us^{1 e}from on high

79  to ^fgive light to ^gthose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into ^hthe way of ⁱpeace.”