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NASB | Psalm 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 17:15 As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness; I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness. |
Bible Question:
Read 17:14-15. Should v.15 begin with a contrasting meaning or not. Compare all the different translations to NIV and CEV. This one is confusing to me as NIV and CEV break up verse 14 while the other translations do not. Any ideas greatly appreciated. |
Bible Answer: Hi forhim, Welcome to the forum. I can not speak about the NIV or CEV. However, I see verse 15 as contrasting. I also suggest looking at Luke 16:25 and 1 John 3:2 which are marginal references in the NASB. The men of the world are interested in this life and the good things that God gives to them here. Just as the rich man, Lazarus, enjoyed them and went to Hades when he died. But what we want to learn from Lazarus is the need to increase our faith, and make our hearts right for God knows our hearts. Luke 16:15. The contrast of verse 15 is that the Psalmist, David, looks to the final prize of seeing Him in heaven and knowing what He is like and see Him just as He is. He is not looking at what he can leave to his babes and his kids as the men of the world did in verse 14. Now he is concerned with being a child of God who will be satisfied with beholding Him when He appears. Psalm 17:15, "As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with *Thy likeness when I awake." 1 John 3:2b, "We know that, when He appears, we shall be like *Him, because we shall see Him as He is." I think that it is interesting that while here on earth David saw the Lord as his strength, rock, fortress, deliverer, shield, horn of his salvation, and his stronghold. That is a pretty complete, perfect picture of the Rock, in whom he takes refuge. Psalm 18:1, Psalm 92:15 Psalm 103:15, "As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more; And its place acknowledges it no longer. But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children, To those who keep His covenant, And who remember His precepts to do them." From the heart, Ray |
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