Acts 2:25 (DBY)

Passage

for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:23 him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, by [the] hand of lawless [men], have crucified and slain.

Acts 2:24 Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;

Acts 2:25 for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

Acts 2:26 Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,

Acts 2:27 for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "says", "foresaw", "lord", "continually", "before", "right", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "says", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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