Psalms 53:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

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  • 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.
  • 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.
  • Ps 27:8 : 8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
  • Jer 16:17 : 17 For my eyes are on all their ways: there is no cover for them from my face, and their evil-doing is not kept secret from my eyes.
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.
  • Ps 33:13-14 : 13 The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men; 14 From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;
  • Ps 102:19 : 19 For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;
  • Deut 4:6 : 6 So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

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    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

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    10 As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;

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    19 For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;

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