Psalm 53:2

Good News Translation

God looks down from heaven at people to see if there are any who are wise, any who worship him.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, “Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But even so, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah which people worshiped, and you have tried to follow God's will.”

Job 28:28

God said to us humans, “To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil.”

Psalm 10:4

The wicked do not care about the Lord; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

Psalm 102:19

The Lord looked down from his holy place on high, he looked down from heaven to earth.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple; he has his throne in heaven. He watches people everywhere and knows what they are doing.

Psalm 111:10

The way to become wise is to honor the Lord; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

Psalm 27:8

When you said, “Come worship me,” I answered, “I will come, Lord.”

Isaiah 55:6

Turn to the Lord and pray to him, now that he is near.

Jeremiah 16:17

I see everything they do. Nothing is hidden from me; their sins do not escape my sight.

Jeremiah 23:24

No one can hide where I cannot see them. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?

Deuteronomy 4:6

Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, ‘What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!’