Psalms 53:2
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
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1 Chronicles 28:9You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
Psalms 27:8When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, LORD.”
Psalms 102:19for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD saw the earth,
Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 53:2-6
Human Depravity. 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. 5 There were… Read the whole commentary →