Watchman Press Reviewed Scripture Study
The Holy One Who Would Not See Corruption
Psalms 16:10 ↔ Acts 2:27
Scripture Text
Read the Relationship in Young’s Literal Translation
Psalms 16:10
10 For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption.
Acts 2:27
27 because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;
Editorial Analysis
Watchman Press Review
The following classifications and notes are reviewed Watchman Press editorial analysis. They are separate from the biblical text and from the raw cross-reference dataset.
The Holy One Who Would Not See Corruption
Peter quotes the Psalm and then explicitly argues that David, as a prophet, spoke beforehand concerning the resurrection of the Christ.
The apostolic interpretation is decisive: the Psalm's language about not being abandoned to Hades and not seeing corruption reaches beyond David to the resurrection of Jesus.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh. Archer explicitly notes the apostolic application of the Psalm to Christ's resurrection.
The Holy One Who Would Not See Corruption
Peter explains the citation as prophetic speech concerning the resurrection of the Christ and contrasts Jesus' resurrection with David's death and burial.
This relationship is unusually strong because the inspired sermon does not leave the identity of the referent unstated.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh. Archer explicitly notes the apostolic application of the Psalm to Christ's resurrection.
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