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28 He has shown me
    the path to life,
and he makes me glad
    by being near me.”

29 My friends, it is right for me to speak to you about our ancestor David. He died and was buried, and his tomb is still here. 30 (A) But David was a prophet, and he knew that God had made a promise he would not break. He had told David someone from his own family would someday be king.

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28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[a](A)

29 “Fellow Israelites,(B) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(C) David died and was buried,(D) and his tomb is here(E) 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.(F)

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Footnotes

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