Acts 2:34

For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

'FOR DAVID ASCENDED NOT INTO THE HEAVENS'-'Peter does not demand belief upon his own assertion, but he again appeals to the Scriptures, and to words which could not have received. fulfillment in the case of David.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 88)

'BUT HE SAITH HIMSELF'-i.e. David said. 'As he applied Psalms 16:1 to the Messiah's resurrection, so he now applies Psalms 110:1 to the Messiah's ascension. For David did not ascend to heaven (34), any more than he had been preserved from decay by resurrection.' (Stott p. 77)

'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD'-i.e. the Father said the David's Lord, that is, the Father said to Jesus. 'In this appeal he reproduces the very words in which, some seven weeks before, our Lord Himself had convicted the scribes of error in their interpretation of this same Psalm (Matthew 22:44)...and, "unlearned" in the eyes of the scribes, had answered the question which they could not answer, how David's Son was also David's Lord.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. pp. 88-89) 'Jehovah said to Him whom I, David, acknowledge to be my superior and sovereign.' (Reese p. 71)

'SIT THOU ON MY RIGHT HAND'-'to the place of supremacy over the universe.. Luke 22:69).' (Bruce p. 73)

Points to Note:

'No passage of Scripture is so constantly referred to in the N.T. as this 110th Psalm.. 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 7:17; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 10:13; Mark 12:35; Luke 20:41.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 89)

The Jewish religious leaders admitted that this Psalm did indeed apply to the Messiah (Matthew 22:42 ff).