Psalms 53:2

2 God looks out from heaven upon the human race to see if even one is wise, if even one seeks 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 For the leader. On machalat. A maskil of David: A brutish fool tells himself, "There isn't any God."Such people are depraved, all their deeds are vile, not one of them does what is good.

2 God looks out from heaven upon the human race to see if even one is wise, if even one seeks God.

3 Every one of them is unclean, altogether corrupt; not one of them does what is good, not a single one.

4 Won't these evildoers ever learn? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, and they never call on God!

5 They will be gripped with terror, even though now they are not afraid; for God will scatter the bones of him who is besieging you. You are putting them to shame, because God has rejected them.