24 God raised him up! God freed him from death’s dreadful grip, since it was impossible for death to hang on to him.
25 David says about him, I foresaw that the Lord was always with me; because he is at my right hand I won’t be shaken.
26 Therefore, my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover, my body will live in hope,
27 because you won’t abandon me to the grave, nor permit your holy one to experience decay.
28 You have shown me the paths of life; your presence will fill me with happiness.
29 “Brothers and sisters, I can speak confidently about the patriarch David. He died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this very day.
30 Because he was a prophet, he knew that God promised him with a solemn pledge to seat one of his descendants on his throne.