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Psalms 53:2

God, out of the heavens, looked down upon the sons of men,—To see whether there was one that showed wisdom, Enquiring after God.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good:—

3They all, have turned back, together have they become tainted,—There is none that doeth good, Not so much as, one!

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,—If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.

2 Chronicles 19:3howbeit, good things, are found with thee,-for that thou hast consumed the Sacred Stems out of the land, and hast fixed thy heart to seek God.

Psalms 10:4The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:

Psalms 27:8To thee, said my heart—[When thou saidst] Seek ye my face—Thy face, O Yahweh, will I seek!

Psalms 102:19That he looked down, out of his holy height, Yahweh, from the heavens unto the earth, directed his gaze;—

Isaiah 55:6Seek Yahweh while he may be found,—Call ye upon 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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