Parallel Verses
King James Version
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Darby Translation
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy 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
Images Psalm 17:15
Prayers for Psalm 17:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
In The Shadow Of Your Wings
14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 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 shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 11:7
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Job 19:26-27
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Isaiah 26:19
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out 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 air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Numbers 12:8
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Job 14:12
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Psalm 4:6-7
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Psalm 5:7
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Psalm 36:8-9
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Psalm 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalm 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew 27:52-53
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Philippians 3:21
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
1 John 3:2-3
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Revelation 7:16-17
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Revelation 21:3-4
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Revelation 21:23
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.