[[Ps-17]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ps-16]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ps-18]] --- ### As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The psalmist predicts a future state of being where he will awaken from the sleep of death to behold the literal presence and form of God, achieving ultimate satisfaction and vindication. *Historical context*: Theologians and scholars, including Rashi and various Christian commentators like Charles Spurgeon and Augustine, identify this verse as one of the earliest biblical prophecies of the resurrection of the dead. In Christian eschatology, this is considered fulfilled through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is viewed as the 'firstfruits' of those who sleep. The 'awakening' is interpreted as rising from death, and the 'seeing of his form' is linked to the beatific vision described in the New Testament ([[1 John-03#v2|1 John 3:2]], [[1 Cor-13#v12|1 Corinthians 13:12]]), where believers are promised to see God 'face to face' in a glorified state. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy