Psalms 53:2

2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

Psalms 53:2 in Other Translations

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

2 God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

2 God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.

2 God sticks his head out of heaven. He looks around. He's looking for someone not stupid - one man, even, God-expectant, just one God-ready woman.

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

2 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.

2 God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise and who seeks God.

2 God looks down from heaven on all people. He wants to see if there are any who understand. He wants to see if there are any who trust in 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 their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.

2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.

5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 33:13
• 2. Psalms 82:5; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 8:8
• 3. 2 Chronicles 15:2