Psalms 14:2
The Lord looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.
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Genesis 6:12And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Genesis 18:21I will go down now, and see if they have done according to the cry against them, which is come unto me, destruction [shall come upon them]; and if not, I will know it.
2 Chronicles 30:19To every one that hath directed his heart to seek God, the Lord the God of his fathers; though he be not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord hath his throne in the heavens, his eyes behold, his eyelids prove, the children of men.
Psalms 69:32(69:33) The meek will see this, and be rejoiced: ye that seek God, and your heart shall revive.
Psalms 92:6(92:7) A brutish man knoweth it not, and a fool cannot understand this.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 14:2-4
Human Depravity. 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. If we apply our hearts as Solomon did ( Eccl. vii. 25 ) to search out the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness, these… Read the whole commentary →