Psalms 53:2

2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who 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 [The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.

3 {All of them} have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.

4 Do not evildoers know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on God.

5 There {they are very fearful} [where] no fear had been, because God has scattered the bones of him who encamps [against] you. You have put [them] to shame, because God has rejected them.