Misinterpretations often reduce this to a mere hope for restful sleep and morning refreshment, overlooking the eschatological context of resurrection; others twist it into a prosperity promise for earthly success and physical beauty, ignoring the spiritual transformation; or misconstrue 'thy likeness' as deification, conflicting with biblical anthropology that upholds human distinctiveness while promising Christlikeness.
Psalms 17:15
King James Version (1769)
15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
David expresses profound confidence in God's righteous judgment, declaring his resolve to behold God's face in purity and to find complete satisfaction upon awakening in resurrection, transformed into God's likeness, emphasizing eternal fulfillment in divine presence over temporal pursuits.