Psalm 53:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

From heaven God looks down to see if anyone is wise enough to search for him.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:6

Turn to the Lord! He can still be found. Call out to God! He is near.

2 Chronicles 15:2

At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.

Psalm 111:10

Respect and obey the Lord! This is the first step to wisdom and good sense. God will always be respected.

Jeremiah 23:24

in heaven and on earth. There are no secret places where you can hide from me.

Psalm 27:8

My heart tells me to pray. I am eager to see your face,

2 Chronicles 19:3

But not everything about you is bad. You destroyed the sacred poles used in worshiping the goddess Asherah—that shows you have tried to obey the Lord.

Jeremiah 16:17

I can see everything you are doing, even if you try to hide your sins from me.

Psalm 102:19

“From his holy temple, the Lord looked down at the earth.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is sitting in his sacred temple on his throne in heaven. He knows everything we do because he sees us all.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Job 28:28

God told us, “Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done. He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him, he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you forever.