Psalm 53:2
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New International Version (©2011)
God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

New Living Translation (©2007)
God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.

English Standard Version (©2001)
God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.

International Standard Version (©2012)
God looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

NET Bible (©2006)
God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
God looked out from Heaven upon the children of men to see if any was intelligent and did seek God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
God looks down from heaven on Adam's descendants to see if there is anyone who acts wisely, if there is anyone who seeks help from God.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

American King James Version
God looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

American Standard Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God looked down from heaven on the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God.

Darby Bible Translation
God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

English Revised Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek after God.

Webster's Bible Translation
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

World English Bible
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

Young's Literal Translation
God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

53:1-6 The corruption of man by nature. - This 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 by his own certain knowledge. He speaks terror to persecutors, the worst of sinners. He speaks encouragement to God's persecuted people. How comes it that men are so bad? Because there is no fear of God before their eyes. Men's bad practices flow from their bad principles; if they profess to know God, yet in works, because in thoughts, they deny him. See the folly of sin; he is a fool, in the account of God, whose judgment we are sure is right, that harbours such corrupt thoughts. And see the fruit of sin; to what it brings men, when their hearts are hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. See also the faith of the saints, and their hope and power as to the cure of this great evil. There will come a Saviour, a great salvation, a salvation from sin. God will save his church from its enemies. He will save all believers from their own sins, that they may not be led captive by them, which will be everlasting joy to them. From this work the Redeemer had his name JESUS, for he shall save his people from their sins, Mt 1:21.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,.... In Psalm 14:2, it is read, "the Lord" or "Jehovah"; in everything else there is an agreement in this verse; See Gill on Psalm 14:2;

to see if there were any that did understand; the Targum is, "that were understanding" in the law; it doubtless means understanding in divine and spiritual things;

that did seek God; the above paraphrase is, "seeking doctrine from before the Lord".

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The Fool Says There is No God
1The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that does good. 2God looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that does good, no, not one. …

Romans 3:11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
2 Chronicles 15:2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Psalm 102:19 "The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,