He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful — helped (antelabeto, taken hold of, assisted) communicates the active divine support of Israel as servant. Remembering to be merciful: the mercy is the faithfulness to the covenant promises — God's help to Israel is not new improvisation but the execution of what was always promised. The servant Israel is both the historical nation and the community of the faithful within it — those who, like Mary, receive the Lord's word.

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