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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Psalms 14:2
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The Lord looks down from heaven on the human raceto see if there is one who is wise,one who seeks God.
The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
The Lord looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone understood, if anyone was looking to God for help.
The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there are any who understand (act wisely), Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there are any who understand, Who seek God.
Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the sons of menTo see if there is anyone who has insight,Anyone who seeks after God.
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
From heaven the Lord looks down to see if anyone is wise enough to search for him.
From heaven Adonai observes humankind to see if anyone has understanding, if anyone seeks God.
Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
The Lord looks down from heaven to see if there is anyone who is wise, anyone who looks to him for help.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God.
The Lord looks down from heaven at us humans to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him.
Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.
Jehovah looked down from Heaven on the sons of mankind, to see if there were any discerning and seeking God:
The LORDE loked downe fro heaue vpo the children of men, to se yf there were eny, that wolde vnderstonde & seke after God. But they are all gone out of the waye, they are alltogether become vnprofitable: there is none that doth good, no not one.
Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.
The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.
The LORD looked forth from heaven upon the children of men,
The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men; to see if there were any that did vnderstand and seeke God.
God loked downe from heauen vpon the children of men: to see yf there were any that did vnderstande [and] seke after the Lorde.
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after god.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek after God.
The Lord bihelde fro heuene on the sones of men; that he se, if ony is vndurstondynge, ethir sekynge God.
Yahweh looked down from heaven on the sons of man, To see if there were any that understood, That sought after God.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.
The Lord has looked down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there are any who understand and look for God.
The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.
(13-2) The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God.
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any that act wisely, that seek after God.
Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one -- seeking God.
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.
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The Lord: Psalms 33:13, Psalms 33:14, Psalms 102:19, Psalms 102:20, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 18:21, Isaiah 63:15, Isaiah 64:1, Lamentations 3:50
any: Psalms 82:5, Psalms 107:43, Proverbs 2:9, Proverbs 8:5, Proverbs 9:4, Proverbs 9:16, Isaiah 27:11, Jeremiah 4:22, Daniel 12:10, Matthew 13:15, Romans 3:11
seek: Psalms 69:32, 2 Chronicles 19:3, 2 Chronicles 30:19, Isaiah 8:19, Isaiah 55:6, Hebrews 11:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:3 - in his Exodus 37:29 - incense Job 33:27 - I have sinned Psalms 10:4 - will not Psalms 78:59 - God Proverbs 21:8 - way Ecclesiastes 7:10 - wisely Jeremiah 8:6 - hearkened Jeremiah 10:14 - man Jeremiah 51:17 - Every Hosea 7:10 - nor Amos 5:4 - Seek Zephaniah 1:6 - and those Matthew 7:13 - for
Cross-References
And it came to pass that the boundary of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou enterest in towards Gerar unto Gaza, - as thou enterest in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.
So Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the circuit of the Jordan, that the whole of it, was well-watered, - before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou enterest into Zoar.
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, - four kings against five.
Now, the valley of the open fields, had many pits of bitumen, so the king of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there, - while, they who remained, towards a mountain, fled.
And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.
brimstone and salt burning up all the land thereof, it shall not be sown neither shall it shoot forth neither shall there come up thereon any herbage, - like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrow in his anger and in his wrath:
and the South, - and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees as far as Zoar.
and, the second company, turned unto the way of Beth-horon, - and, the third company, turned unto the way of the boundary that overlooketh the valley of Zeboim, towards the wilderness.
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;
Mine own heart, for Moab continueth to make outcry, Her fugitive, as far as Zoar, is like a heifer of three years; For the accent of Luhith, with weeping, they ascend, For by the way of Horonaim - an outcry of destruction, they excite;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men,.... As he did when all flesh had corrupted its way, and before he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly, Genesis 6:12. This is said in direct opposition to the atheistic thoughts and reasonings of wicked men, in
Psalms 14:1. There is a God, and he takes notice of the children of men, and of what is done by them; though his throne is in the heavens, and his dwelling there, yet he looks down from thence, and takes cognizance of all human affairs. This must be understood consistent with the omniscience and omnipresence of God; it is an anthropopathy, or a speaking after the manner of men; and denotes the exact notice which God takes, and distinct observation he makes, and the perfect and accurate knowledge he has of men and their actions; see
Genesis 11:5;
to see if there were any that did understand: not things natural, civil, and moral, but things spiritual as the Apostle Paul interprets the words, Romans 3:11. For though man has not lost the natural faculty of his understanding, and may have an understanding of the things of nature, yet not of the things of God, until a supernatural light is put into him; not any spiritual experimental knowledge of God in Christ, nor of the way of salvation by Christ, nor of the work of the Spirit of God upon the heart, nor of the doctrines of the Gospel, nor any true sight and sense of his own state and condition;
[and] seek God; that is, "after God"; as the apostle in the same place explains it; after the knowledge of him and his ways, and communion with him; after the things of God, his interest and his glory: they do not seek after him in prayer, or by an attendance on his worship and ordinances; at least with their whole hearts, earnestly, diligently, constantly, and in the first place; nor do they seek after him in Christ, where he is only to be found; nor under the influence, and with the assistance of the blessed Spirit.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The 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 good. He looked at all men; he examined all their pretensions to goodness, and he saw none who could be regarded as exempt from the charge of depravity. Nothing could more clearly prove the doctrine of universal depravity than to say that an Omniscient God made “an express examination” on this very point, that he looked over all the world, and that in the multitudes which passed under the notice of his eye not “one” could be found who could be pronounced righteous. If God could not find such an one, assuredly man cannot.
Upon the children of men - Upon mankind; upon the human race. They are called “children,” or “sons” (Hebrew), because they are all the descendants of the man that God created - of Adam. Indeed the original word here is “Adam” - אדם 'âdâm. And it may be questionable whether, since this became in fact a proper name, designating the first man, it would not have been proper to retain the idea in the translation - “the sons of Adam;” that is, all his descendants. The phrase occurs frequently to denote the human race, Deuteronomy 32:8; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 21:10; Psalms 31:19; Psalms 36:7; Psalms 57:4; et soepe.
To see if there were any that did understand - If there were one acting wisely - to wit, in seeking God. “Acting wisely” here stands in contrast with the folly referred to in the first verse. Religion is always represented in the Scriptures as true wisdom.
And seek God - The knowledge of him; his favor and friendship. Wisdom is shown by a “desire” to become acquainted with the being and perfections of God, as well as in the actual possession of that knowledge; and in no way can the true character of man be better determined than by the actual interest which is felt in becoming acquainted with the character of him who made and who governs the universe. It is one of the clearest proofs of human depravity that there is no prevailing desire among people thus to ascertain the character of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 14:2. The 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 defence.
