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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.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

3Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

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Cross References

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 →

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