American Standard Version
Psalms 14:2
2Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men,To see if there were any that did understand,That did seek after God.
Psalms 14:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
Context of Psalms 14:2
1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good. Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God. 3They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my peopleasthey eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?
Read all of Psalms 14Psalms 14:2 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֪יף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָ֫דָ֥ם לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל דֹּ֝רֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 14:2
- Psalms 33:13Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
- Psalms 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
- Genesis 6:12And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
- Genesis 11:5And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
- Genesis 18:21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
- Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence,
- Lamentations 3:50Till Jehovah look down, and behold from heaven.
- Psalms 82:5They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Psalms 107:43Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.
- Proverbs 2:9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.
- Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
- Proverbs 9:4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
- Isaiah 27:11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor.
- Jeremiah 4:22For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
- Daniel 12:10Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand.
Commentaries on Psalms 14:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord looked down from heaven - Words spoken after the manner of men. From this glorious eminence God is represented as looking down upon the habitable globe, to see if there were any that did understand that there was a Supreme Being, the governor and judge of men; and, in consequence, seek God for his mercy, support, and defense.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord looked down from heaven - The original word here - שׁקף shâqaph - conveys the idea of “bending forward,” and hence, of an intense and anxious looking, as we bend forward when we wish to examine anything with attention, or when we look out for one who is expected to come. The idea is that God looked intently, or so as to secure a close examination, upon the children of men, for the express purpose of ascertaining whether there were any that were…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3From heaven (Psalms 33:13; 80:14; 102:19), the Lord sees the wicked, who are clearly evil (Psalm 11:3–5). All humans lack wisdom and do not live in the way God originally intended for them (Psalm 10:4–11; see Romans 1–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. looked--in earnest enquiry. understand--as opposed to "fool" [Psa 14:1].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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