Psalm 53:2–3
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53:2God looks down from heaven5 at the human race,6
to see if there is anyone who is wise7 and seeks God.8
53:3Everyone rejects God;9
they are all morally corrupt.10
None of them does what is right,11
not even one!
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- 5 The picture of the Lord looking down from heaven draws attention to his sovereignty over the world.
- 6 Heb “upon the sons of man.”
- 7 Or “acts wisely.” The Hiphil is exhibitive.
- 8 That is, who seeks to have a relationship with God by obeying and worshiping him.
- 9 Heb “all of it turns away.” Ps 14:1 has הָכֹּל (hakkol) instead of כֻּלּוֹ, and סָר (sar, “turn aside”) instead of סָג (sag, “turn away”).
- 10 Heb “together they are corrupt.”
- 11 Heb “there is none that does good.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
They have all fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
God looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
God looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew 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.
But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.
No one does good,
not a single one!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind
to see whether there is one who has insight,
one who seeks God.
All of them have turned back.
They are altogether corrupt.
There is none who does good;
there is not even one.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
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