New English Translation
Psalms 17:15
15As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
Psalms 17:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- New International Version (NIV)As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
Context of Psalms 17:15
13Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man! 14Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring. As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
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אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭צֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶ֣ה פָנֶ֑יךָ אֶשְׂבְּעָ֥ה בְ֝הָקִ֗יץ תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 17:15
- Psalms 5:7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.
- Joshua 24:15If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”
- Psalms 4:6Many say, “Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, Lord!
- Psalms 119:111I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.
- Job 19:26And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God,
- 2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Psalms 16:11You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
- Psalms 36:8They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.
- Psalms 65:4How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house – your holy palace.
- Matthew 5:6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
- Revelation 7:16They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.
- Psalms 49:14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
- Job 14:12so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
- Matthew 27:52And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.
Commentaries on Psalms 17:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15As for me - I cannot be satisfied with such a portion. I will behold thy face - Nothing but an evidence of thy approbation can content my soul. In righteousness - I cannot have thy approbation unless I am conformed to thy will. I must be righteous in order that my heart and life may please thee. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness - Nothing but God can satisfy the wishes of an immortal spirit. He made it with infinite capacities and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15As for me - In strong contrast with the aims, the desires, and the condition of worldly individuals. “They” seek their portion in this life, and are satisfied; “I” cherish no such desires, and have no such prosperity. I look to another world as my home, and shall be satisfied only in the everlasting favor and friendship of God. I will behold thy face - I shall see thee. Compare Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2. This refers naturally, as the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Being compassed with enemies, David prays to God to keep him in safety. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved, through all the hardships and difficulties of his humiliation, to the glories and joys of his exalted state, and is a pattern to Christians to commit the keeping of their souls to God, trusting him to preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. Those are our worst enemies, that are enemies to our souls. They are God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15behold Your face: The psalmist does not allow temporary concerns raised by adversaries to stand in the way of his experiencing a real and lasting relationship with the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. disappoint--literally, "come before," or, "encounter him." Supply "with" before "sword" (Psa 17:13), and "hand" (Psa 17:14). These denote God's power.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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