Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world, which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure. 15 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.
Cross References
Psalm 16:11
Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.
Psalm 11:7
For the LORD is righteous, and he loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the thing that is just.
Job 19:26-27
that I shall be clothed again with this skin, and see God in my flesh.
Isaiah 26:19
But as for thy dead men and ours, that be departed, they are in life and resurrection. They lie in the earth, they wake, and have joy: for thy dew is a dew of life and light. But the place of the malicious Tyrants is fallen away.
Genesis 1:26-27
And God said, "Let us make man in our similitude and after our likeness: that he may have rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over all worms that creep on the earth."
Numbers 12:8
Unto him I speak mouth to mouth and he seeth the sight and the fashion of the LORD, and not through riddles. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
Joshua 24:15
But if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, then choose you this day, whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the water, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land, ye dwelt. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
Job 14:12
but when man sleepeth, he riseth not again, until the heaven perish: he shall not wake up nor rise out of his sleep.
Psalm 4:6-7
There be many that say, "Who will show 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, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Psalm 36:8-9
They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, and thou shalt give them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Psalm 49:14
They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have domination of them in the morning. Their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre, and hell shall be their dwelling.
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee; he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalm 119:111
Thy testimonies have I claimed as my heritage forever; and why? They are the very joy of my heart.
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew 27:52-53
and the stones did rent, and graves did open, and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose:
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all behold the glory of the Lord with his face open, and we are changed unto the same similitude, from glory to glory, even of the spirit of the Lord.
Philippians 3:21
which shall change into another fashion our vile bodies, that they may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself.
1 John 3:2-3
Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it 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, neither shall the sun light on them, neither 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 hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to lighten it. For the brightness of God did light it: and the lamb was the light of it.