Magnificat

MAGNIFICAT mag-nif'-i-kat:

The name given to the hymn of Mary in Luke 1:46-55, commencing "My soul doth magnify the Lord." Three old Latin manuscripts substitute the name "Elisabeth" for "Mary" in 1:46, but against this is the authority of all Greek manuscripts and other Latin versions. The hymn, modeled in part on that of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2:1, is peculiarly suitable to the circumstances of Mary, and plainly could not have been composed after the actual appearance and resurrection of Christ. Its early date is thus manifest.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MAGNIFICAT'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.