Psalms 53:2
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
KJV
cum venissent Ziphæi, et dixissent ad Saul : Nonne David absconditus est apud nos ?
Vulgate
ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τοὺς Ζειφαίους· καὶ εἶπεν τῷ Σαούλ Οὐκ ἰδοὺ Δαυεὶδ κέκρυπται παρ’ ἡμῖν;
LXX
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.
ASV
אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭/לִבּ/וֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ וְ/הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עָ֝֗וֶל אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה טֽוֹב
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
הּ
h
verb · 147×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 591×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
נִי
ny
verb · 22×
נָבָ֖ל
nbl
adjective · 18×
עַוְלָֽה
'vlh
noun · 52×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Is the proposition "God exists" self-evident? Is it demonstrable? Does God exist? Article 1. Whether the existence of God is self-evident? Objection 1. It seems that the existence of God is self-evident. Now those things are said to be self-evident to us the knowledge of which is naturally implanted in us, as we can see in regard to first principles. But as Damascene says (De F…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 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
- 2Chr 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
- 2Chr 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.
- Deut 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 understandi
- Gen 6:5 — And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Gen 6:12 — And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
- Hos 7:10 — And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
- Isa 55:6 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- Jer 5:1 — Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth;
- Jer 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.
- Jer 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.
- Job 28:28 — And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- Ps 10:4 — The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
- Ps 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.
- Ps 27:8 — When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
- Ps 33:13 — The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
- Ps 33:13 — The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
- Ps 102:19 — For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
- Ps 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.
- Rom 3:11 — There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.