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Psalms 53:2

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

Updated King James Version

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. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that does good.

3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that does good, no, not one.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9And you, Solomon my son, know you 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 of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.

2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have taken away the groves out of the land, and have prepared yours heart to seek God.

Psalms 10:4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Psalms 27:8When you said, Seek all of you my face; my heart said unto you, Your face, LORD, will I seek.

Psalms 102:19For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

Isaiah 55:6Seek all of you the LORD while he may be found, call all of you 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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