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Psalms 17:15

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalms 17:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 17:15

Theological / Devotional

As for me. In sharp contrast to the worlding. Instead of envying the transient pleasures of the wicked, the psalmist longs for the joy of seeing God face to face (see on Ps. 16:10, 11; see also on Ps. 13:1). Fellowship with God, communion with the Creator, is the highest satisfaction of the devout soul. To be like God in moral nature is man’s loftiest hope (see 1 John 3:2). The elements of 1 John 3:2 are found in Ps. 17:15— supreme satisfaction, great transformation, enlarged vision (see Matt. 5:8; Rom. 8:29; Phil. 3:21; Rev. 22:4). By this statement the psalmist provides indisputable proof that he believes in the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead and the reality of the future life.

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