Psalms 14:2
The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one.
Cross References
Genesis 6:12Then God looked vpon the earth, and beholde, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupt his way vpon the earth.
Genesis 18:21I will goe downe nowe, and see whether they haue done altogether according to that crie which is come vnto me: and if not, that I may knowe.
2 Chronicles 30:19That prepareth his whole heart to seeke the Lord God, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed, according to the purification of the Sanctuarie.
Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.
Psalms 69:32The humble shall see this, and they that seeke God, shalbe glad, and your heart shall liue.
Psalms 92:6An vnwise man knoweth it not, and a foole doeth not vnderstand 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 →