Acts 2:25 (ASV)

Passage

For David saith concerning him, I beheld 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 up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:

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

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

Acts 2:26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "whom God raised up having loosed the..." into verse 26's "Therefore my heart was glad and my...", so "david" and "saith" 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 "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.