Acts 2:27 meaning and explanation

because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Acts 2:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter is preaching at Pentecost and quotes Psalm 16, a psalm of David, applying its words to Jesus. David spoke as a prophet, Peter argues, foreseeing that God would not leave the Messiah in the grave.

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