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Psalms 14:2
2The Lord is looking down from heaven. He looks at the people of the world, to see if there are any wise people among them. He looks to see if anyone wants to know 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
1Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’ People like that do bad and evil things. None of them do things that are good and right. The Lord is looking down from heaven. He looks at the people of the world, to see if there are any wise people among them. He looks to see if anyone wants to know God. 3But everyone has turned away from God. They have all become evil. Not even one person does things that are right! 4Will those evil people never learn? They destroy my people, as if they are eating a meal. They never pray to the Lord.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- looked downשָׁקַףshâqaph · to lookH8259
- from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- upon the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- if thereיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
- were any that did understandשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
- seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Psalms 14:2
- Psalms 33:13The Lord looks down from heaven. He sees every man, woman and child.
- Psalms 102:19Tell them that the Lord looked down from his home in heaven. He saw what was happening on the earth.
- Genesis 6:12God saw how much the earth had become spoiled. Everyone was doing bad things.
- Genesis 11:5But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower. He saw that the people had started to build them.
- Genesis 18:21So I must go down there to see if it is really true. I will see if those people are as bad as everybody says they are. Then I will know what is true.’
- Isaiah 63:15So now, do something to help us! Look down from your beautiful, holy home in heaven. Use your power to show that we are your special people. Have you forgotten how to be kind to us?
- Isaiah 64:1Please Lord, break open the skies and come down to help us! That would make the mountains shake!
- Lamentations 3:50until the Lord looks down on us from heaven. He will see us and he will help us.
- Psalms 82:5The powerful leaders know nothing and they understand nothing. They walk about in a dark place. At the same time the foundation of the earth shakes!
- Psalms 107:43Wise people should think about these things. They should understand the Lord's faithful love for his people.
- Proverbs 2:9So learn from God. Then you will understand what is right, true and fair. You will know the best way to live.
- Proverbs 8:5You who are silly, learn to be wise! You who are fools, learn to understand what is right.
- Proverbs 9:4She says to foolish people, ‘Come here to me.’ She says to people who do not understand what is right,
- Isaiah 27:11When the branches become dry, they break off the tree. Women will take the sticks and they will make fires with them. That is what these people are like. They do not understand anything. So their Maker will not help them or be kind to them.
- Jeremiah 4:22The Lord says, ‘My people are fools. They do not know me. They are like children who do not know anything. They understand nothing. They are very clever at doing evil things. But they do not know how to do what is good.’
- Daniel 12:10The time of trouble will cause many people to become clean and pure. But wicked people will continue to do evil things. No wicked people will understand what God is doing. But wise people will 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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