Psalms 53:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

God looked down{H8689)} from heaven upon the children of men, to see{H8800)} if there were any that did understand{H8688)}, that did seek{H8802)} God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עָ֝֗וֶל אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃

Transliteration

ʾāmar nābāl in-lēb of-him ʾēn ʾĕlōhîm hišḥîtû wə-hitʿîbû ʿāwel ʾēn ʿōśēh-ṭôb

Grammar Details

*ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke
*nābāl*: noun, masculine singular - fool
*lēb*: preposition 'in' + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - heart/mind of him
*ʾēn*: particle of negation - there is not
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God/gods
*hišḥîtû*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they have corrupted/destroyed
*wə-hitʿîbû*: conjunction 'and' + verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they have made abominable
*ʿāwel*: noun, masculine singular - injustice/iniquity
*ʿōśēh*: participle, qal active, masculine singular construct with - doer of
*ṭôb*: noun/adjective, masculine singular - good

Word Meanings

*nābāl*: fool/senseless person
*lēb*: heart/mind/inner being
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (grammatically plural form)
*ʿāwel*: injustice/iniquity/wrongdoing
*ṭôb*: good/goodness/benefit

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
Ps 27:8 : 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Jer 16:17 : 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
Jer 23:24 : 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Ps 33:13-14 : 13 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
Ps 102:19 : 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Deut 4:6 : 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Ps 10:4 : 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

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