Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Holman Bible
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.
International Standard Version
But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
A Conservative Version
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy form.
American Standard Version
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.
Amplified
As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness;
I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.
Julia Smith Translation
I in justice shall see thy face: I shall be satisfied in awaking with thine appearance.
King James 2000
As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[By contrast,] I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied [seeing] your form.
Modern King James verseion
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with Your image.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.
NET Bible
As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
New Heart English Bible
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
The Emphasized Bible
I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.
Webster
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
World English Bible
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,
Youngs Literal Translation
I -- in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, with Thy form!
Themes
Assurance » Saints privileged to have, of » A glorious resurrection
Assurance » Saints privileged to have » A glorious resurrection
Heavenly » Nature's praise » Vision
Image » Figurative » Regenerated into
the Reward of saints » Described as » Beholding the face of God
the Reward of saints » Is satisfying
Righteous » Righteous and wicked, circumstances of, contrasted
Righteousness » Saints » Shall see God's face in
Satisfaction » Promises concerning
Vision » Earthly, a source of temptation » Heavenly vision, beholds the glory of things to come
Topics
References
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 17:15
Prayers for Psalm 17:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
In The Shadow Of Your Wings
14 From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Cross References
Psalm 16:11
Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 11:7
For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright.
Job 19:26-27
And if after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see +God;
Isaiah 26:19
Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
Genesis 1:26-27
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.
Numbers 12:8
Mouth to mouth do I speak to him openly, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah doth he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
Job 14:12
So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.
Psalm 4:6-7
Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.
Psalm 5:7
But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.
Psalm 36:8-9
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Psalm 49:14
Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is he whom thou choosest and causest to approach: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, of thy holy temple.
Psalm 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Matthew 5:6
Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Matthew 27:52-53
and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, looking on the glory of the Lord, with unveiled face, are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Lord the Spirit.
Philippians 3:21
who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of the power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
1 John 3:2-3
Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Revelation 7:16-17
They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;
Revelation 21:3-4
And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.