Psalms 17:15
13 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
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- BSB
- As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- KJV
- As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- WEB
- As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
- ASV
- As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form. Psalm 18 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said,
- DARBY
- As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- BLB
- I, in righteousness, will see Your face; in [my] waking, I will be satisfied [with] Your form.
- ÅB
- I rettferdighet skal jeg skue ditt ansikt,
når jeg våkner skal jeg mettes ved din skikkelse. - OTB
- Når det gjelder meg, skal jeg skue ditt ansikt i rettferdighet;
Jeg skal bli tilfredsstilt med din likhet når jeg våkner. - B1930
- Jeg skal i rettferdighet skue ditt åsyn, jeg skal, når jeg våkner, mettes ved din skikkelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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.
Read in contextMatthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Read in contextPsalms 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.
Read in contextPsalms 11:7
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextPsalms 4:6–7
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
Read in contextPhilippians 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
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