Acts 2:25-28
“For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:”
King James Version · the opening — all 4 verses are below
Peter quoting Psalm 16 as David prophesying of Christ's resurrection, not David's own (since David saw corruption).
Read the whole passage — all 4 verses (KJV)
2:25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
2:27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
2:28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
Fulfillment References
Psalm 16:8-10 Acts 2:31 Luke 24:46
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalAt Pentecost Peter cites Psalm 16: 'thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.' David died and his tomb remained; he spoke as a prophet of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, whose flesh did not see corruption (v. 31). The risen Christ is the Holy One, God in flesh, whom death could not hold.
JewishPsalm 16 expresses David's trust that God will not abandon him to the grave; read of David's confidence in God's protection, not a resurrection of Messiah.
CatholicPeter's Pentecost proof that Psalm 16 prophesies Christ's resurrection (the incorrupt body); a foundation of the resurrection kerygma.
ProtestantDavid, as prophet, foretells Christ's resurrection (Acts 2:31); the Holy One who saw no corruption is Jesus, not David.
AcademicLuke's Pentecost speech reads Psalm 16:8-11 (LXX) christologically; the argument turns on David's death versus the Messiah's incorruption.
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