Acts 2:26 (YLT)

Passage

because of this was my heart cheered, and my tongue was glad, and yet--my flesh also shall rest on hope,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:24 whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,

Acts 2:25 for David saith in regard to him: I foresaw the Lord always before me--because He is on my right hand--that I may not be moved;

Acts 2:26 because of this was my heart cheered, and my tongue was glad, and yet--my flesh also shall rest on hope,

Acts 2:27 because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;

Acts 2:28 Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heart", "cheered", "tongue", "glad", "yet--my", "flesh", "shall", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heart" and "cheered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "for David saith in regard to him..." into verse 27's "because Thou wilt not leave my soul...", so "heart" and "cheered" 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 "heart" and "cheered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.