Acts 2:26 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 2:28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "heart", "glad", "tongue", "rejoiced", "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 saith concerning him I beheld..." 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.