Psalms 14:2
“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”
Psalms 14:2 — King James Version
Verse 2 of 7 in Psalms chapter 14 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Psalms 14:2 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.”
- American Standard Version
- “Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.”
Psalms 14 — full chapter (King James Version)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge. Oh that the of were come out of ! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, shall rejoice, and shall be glad.