Psalm 53:2 - English Standard Version 2016 God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought (inquired after and desperately required) God. American Standard Version (1901) God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God. Common English Bible God looks down from heaven on humans to see if anyone is wise, to see if anyone seeks God. Catholic Public Domain Version when the Ziphites had arrived and they said to Saul, "Has not David been hidden with us?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us? |
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.
Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’