Acts 2:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:”
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Read Full Chapter →The psalm continues: the heart rejoices, the tongue is glad, and even the flesh will rest in hope.
What Does Acts 2:26 Mean?
The quotation moves from trust to joy. Because the Lord stands at the right hand, the heart rejoices and the tongue exults — and then comes the line that carries Peter's whole argument: moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope.
Hope in this psalm reaches all the way into the body. The flesh laid in a tomb is not abandoned to despair but rests, as one rests who expects morning. Spoken fully of Christ, the words make even his burial an act of hope. And they teach his people how to face the grave — not as the end of the story, but as a resting place with a promise over the door.
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What does Acts 2:26 mean?
The psalm continues: the heart rejoices, the tongue is glad, and even the flesh will rest in hope.