Acts 2:34 (DRB)

Passage

For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand,

Nearby Context

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

Acts 2:33 Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.

Acts 2:34 For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand,

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "ascended", "heaven", "himself", "said", and "lord". 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 "Being exalted therefore by the right hand..." into verse 35's "Until I make thy enemies 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.