Acts 2:28 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 2:29 `Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

Acts 2:30 a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "didst", "make", "known", "ways", "life", and "shalt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "didst", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "because Thou wilt not leave my soul..." into verse 29's "Men brethren it is permitted to speak...", so "thou" and "didst" 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 "thou" and "didst" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.