Acts 2:26 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "heart", "rejoice", "tongue", "glad", "moreover", "flesh", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "heart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For David speaketh concerning him I foresaw..." into verse 27's "Because thou wilt not leave my soul...", so "therefore" and "heart" 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 "therefore" and "heart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.