Acts 2:25 (KJV)

Passage

For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Nearby Context

Acts 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Acts 2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Acts 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Acts 2:26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "speaketh", "concerning", "foresaw", "lord", "always", "before", and "face". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "speaketh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Whom God hath raised up having loosed..." into verse 26's "Therefore did my heart rejoice and my...", so "david" and "speaketh" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "david" and "speaketh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.