Psalm 53:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

New Living Translation
God looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.

English Standard Version
God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

Berean Study Bible
God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

New American Standard Bible
God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God.

NASB 1995
God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God.

NASB 1977
God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God.

Amplified Bible
God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God [who requires Him, who longs for Him as essential to life].

Christian Standard Bible
God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God looks down from heaven on Adam's descendants to see if there is anyone who acts wisely, if there is anyone who seeks help from God.

International Standard Version
God looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

NET Bible
God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

New King James Version
God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

King James 2000 Bible
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

New Heart English Bible
God looks down from heaven on the descendants of Adam, to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.

World English Bible
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

American King James Version
God looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

American Standard Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

A Faithful Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understand, who are seeking after God.

Darby Bible Translation
God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

English Revised Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek after God.

Webster's Bible Translation
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The Lorde looked downe from heauen vpon the chyldren of men: to see if there were any that did vnderstand and seeke after the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
God loked downe from heauen vpo the children of men, to se yf there were eny that wolde vnderstonde, or seke after God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
God looked on the sons of men from the heavens, "" To see if there is an understanding one, "" [One] seeking God.

Young's Literal Translation
God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, One seeking God.

Smith's Literal Translation
God from the heavens looked forth upon the sons of man to see if there is he understanding, seeking God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
God looked down from heaven on the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
God gazed down from heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
God looked out from Heaven upon the children of men to see if any was intelligent and did seek God.

Lamsa Bible
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
God looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.
















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