Psalm 53:2
<< Psalm 53:2 >>
New International Version (©1984)
God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

New Living Translation (©2007)
God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.

English Standard Version (©2001)
God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
God looks down from heaven on Adam's descendants to see if there is anyone who acts wisely, if there is anyone who seeks help from God.

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

American King James Version
God looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

American Standard Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

Bible in Basic English
God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God looked down from heaven on the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God.

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

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

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

World English Bible
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

Young's Literal Translation
God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.

Geneva Study Bible

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

(c) By which he condemns all knowledge and understanding that tends not to seek God.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

53:1-6 The corruption of man by nature. - This psalm is almost the same as the 14th. The scope of it is to convince us of our sins. God, by the psalmist, here shows us how bad we are, and proves this by his own certain knowledge. He speaks terror to persecutors, the worst of sinners. He speaks encouragement to God's persecuted people. How comes it that men are so bad? Because there is no fear of God before their eyes. Men's bad practices flow from their bad principles; if they profess to know God, yet in works, because in thoughts, they deny him. See the folly of sin; he is a fool, in the account of God, whose judgment we are sure is right, that harbours such corrupt thoughts. And see the fruit of sin; to what it brings men, when their hearts are hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. See also the faith of the saints, and their hope and power as to the cure of this great evil. There will come a Saviour, a great salvation, a salvation from sin. God will save his church from its enemies. He will save all believers from their own sins, that they may not be led captive by them, which will be everlasting joy to them. From this work the Redeemer had his name JESUS, for he shall save his people from their sins, Mt 1:21.


2 Chronicles 15:2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
Romans 3:11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; (NASB ©1995)

Children Forth Heaven Heavens Looks Searching Seek Seeking Seeks Understand Understanding Understands Understood Wisdom Wise

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

looked Ps 11:4 33:13,14 102:19 Jer 16:17 23:24

any that Ps 111:10 De 4:6 Job 28:28

seek Ps 10:4 27:8 1Ch 28:9 2Ch 15:2 19:3 Isa 55:6

Bible Gateway: Psalms Chapter 53 Verse 2 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: after any anyone are down from God has heaven if is looked looks men of on see seek seeks sons the there to understand understands upon who

THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright ;© 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.All Rights Reserved.

The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

OT Poetry: Psalm 53:2 God looks down from heaven (Psalm Ps Psa.) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Psalm 53:2 Bible Software
Psalm 53:2 Biblia Paralela
Psalm 53:2 Chinese Bible
Psalm 53:2 French Bible
Psalm 53:2 German Bible
Psalm 53:2 Danish Bible
Psalm 53:2 Swedish Bible
Psalm 53:2 Norwegian Bible
Psalm 53:2 Multilingual Bible

Online Bible