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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.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

In Context

1“To the chief musician, by David.” The worthless fool saith in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they are abominable [in their] doings, there is none that doth good.

3They are all gone aside, they are altogether become corrupt: there is none that doth good, no, not even one.

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Cross References

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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