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Psalm 53:2
ESV God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
NIV God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
NASB God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God.
CSB God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.
NLT God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.
KJV God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
NKJV God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

What does Psalm 53:2 mean?

This verse presents the divine perspective on humanity. From His lofty position in heaven God looks down on mankind to see if any human beings understand spiritual truth and seek for Him. As with other references to God, the explanation is given in human terms. God is not literally seeking information—He already knows—and the description of Him looking is meant to emphasize something to which God is paying special attention.

Nothing escapes His eye. Hebrews 4:13 declares: "And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account." When Hagar fled from Sarai, she received a visit and a revelation from the angel of the Lord. She was in an isolated place on that occasion, but she was not out of God's sight. Genesis 16:13 reports that "she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, 'You are a God of seeing,' for she said, 'Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.'"

Today, too, God searches the hearts and minds of human beings. That includes our own. What does He see there?
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