Acts 2:34 (KJV)

Passage

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Acts 2:35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "ascended", "heavens", "saith", "himself", "lord", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "ascended", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Therefore being by the right hand of..." into verse 35's "Until I make thy foes thy footstool...", so "david" and "ascended" 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 "ascended" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.