Psalm 17:15

Translations

Modern

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Traditional

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Literal

I, in righteousness, will see Your face; in my waking, I will be satisfied with Your form.

Latin

Ego autem in justitia apparebo conspectui tuo; satiabor cum apparuerit gloria tua.

Original

Hebrew

English

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Notes

Psalms 17:15

behold 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.

Psalms 17:1–15

The psalmist asks for God's protection and justice, affirms his own integrity, and prays for the Lord to defeat his strong enemies.

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Presence in the Psalms Life After Death

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2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
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For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Psalm 4:6–7
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
1 John 3:2–3
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
Philippians 3:21
…who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Job 19:26–27
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
Joshua 24:15
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

Glossary

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Topics

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Psalm 17:15

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