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25 For David says concerning Him:

‘I foresaw the Lord always before me,
    for He is at my right hand,
    that I may not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
    moreover my flesh will dwell in hope.
27 For You will not abandon my soul to Hades,
    nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
    You will make me full of joy with Your presence.’[a]

29 “Brothers, I may speak confidently to you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 But being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of his seed according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he foresaw this and spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this which you now see and hear. 34 For David has not ascended to the heavens, yet he says:

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
    “Sit at My right hand,
35 Until I make Your enemies
    Your footstool.” ’[b]

36 “Therefore, let all the house of Israel assuredly know that God has made this Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

37 When they heard this, they were stung in the heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

38 Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

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25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(A)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[a](B)

29 “Fellow Israelites,(C) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(D) David died and was buried,(E) and his tomb is here(F) to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(G) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.(H) 32 God has raised this Jesus to life,(I) and we are all witnesses(J) of it. 33 Exalted(K) to the right hand of God,(L) he has received from the Father(M) the promised Holy Spirit(N) and has poured out(O) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[b](P)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(Q) and Messiah.”(R)

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”(S)

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(T) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(U) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(V) 39 The promise is for you and your children(W) and for all who are far off(X)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)
  2. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1