Acts 2:25

Peter appealed to Psalms 16:8-11 to prove that David prophesied Messiah’s resurrection in the Jewish Scriptures. [Note: See Gregory V. Trull, "Views on Peter’s Use of Psalms 16:8 in Acts 2:25-32," Bibliotheca Sacra 161:642 (April-June 2004):194-214, for seven views; and idem, "Peter’s Interpretation of Psalms 16:8-11 in Acts 2:25-32," Bibliotheca Sacra 161:644 (October-December 2004):432-48.] Psalms 16 is perhaps the clearest prediction of Messiah’s resurrection in the Old Testament. As earlier (Acts 1:20), Peter saw that Messiah’s (Jesus’) experiences fulfilled David’s words.

In this Psalm David spoke of God as being at his right hand, a figure for close association and powerful assistance. Peter saw Jesus’ presence in heaven at God’s right hand as an extension of what David had written.