Psalms 53:2 KJV
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
Matthew Henry
- The corruption of man by natureThis 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...
Thompson Chains
- SearcherSee the chain from 1 Chronicles 28:9 · 4 links
- Divine VisionSee the chain from Genesis 6:5 · 7 links
- SeekersSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 11:16 · 9 links
Parallel Passages
- Genesis 11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
- Psalms 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
- Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
- Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- Psalms 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
- Psalms 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Psalms 33:13–14 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. …
- Psalms 102:19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
- Jeremiah 16:17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
- Jeremiah 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
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Topics
- Depravity of man General scriptures concerning Depravity of man
- Godlessness General scriptures concerning Godlessness
- Psalms Didactic
- Wicked (people) Described
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
- looked down הִשְׁקִיף hišqîp שָׁקַף Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- from heaven מִשָּׁמַיִם miššāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with preposition
- upon the children עַל ʿal Preposition בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of men אָדָם ʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular
- to see לִרְאוֹת lirʾôt רָאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- if there were הֲיֵשׁ hăyēš יֵשׁ Demonstrative · with question
- that did understand מַשְׂכִּיל maśkîl שָׂכַל Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
- that did seek דֹּרֵשׁ dōrēš דָּרַשׁ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- God אֶת ʾet Object marker אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
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