New King James Version
Psalms 17:15
15As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.
Context of Psalms 17:15
13Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword, 14With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes. As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
Read all of Psalms 17Psalms 17:15 word by word
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, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.
- Joshua 24:15And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
- Psalms 4:6There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
- Psalms 119:111Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
- Job 19:26And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God,
- 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
- Psalms 36:8They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
- Psalms 65:4Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
- Revelation 7:16They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
- Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
- Job 14:12So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead.
- Matthew 27:52and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep 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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