Acts 2:25 (DRB)

Passage

For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:23 This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain.

Acts 2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it.

Acts 2:25 For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.

Acts 2:26 For this my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Acts 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "saith", "concerning", "foresaw", "lord", "before", "face", and "right". 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 hath raised up having loosed..." into verse 26's "For this my heart hath been glad...", 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.