Psalms 53:2

2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any that are wise, that seek after God.

Psalms 53:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 53:2

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men
In ( Psalms 14:2 ) , it is read, "the Lord" or "Jehovah"; in everything else there is an agreement in this verse; (See Gill on Psalms 14:2);

to see if there were [any] that did understand;
the Targum is, "that were understanding" in the law; it doubtless means understanding in divine and spiritual things;

that did seek God;
the above paraphrase is, "seeking doctrine from before the Lord".

Psalms 53:2 In-Context

1 To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none that does good.

2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any that are wise, that seek after God.

3 They have all fallen away; they are all alike depraved; there is none that does good, no, not one.

4 Have those who work evil no understanding, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?

5 There they are, in great terror, in terror such as has not been! For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them.