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2The Lord looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
Psalms 14:2
Psalms 14:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
2The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek God.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
2The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
2The Lord looks down from heaven
upon the sons of men
to see if any understand,
if any seek God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
2Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there were any that did understand,
That did seek after God.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
2The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
2Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men,
to see if there were any who understood,
who sought after God.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
2The Lord looks down from heaven
on all people.
He wants to see if there are any who understand.
He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
2The Lord is looking down from heaven.
He looks at the people of the world,
to see if there are any wise people among them.
He looks to see if anyone wants to know God.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
2YHWH has looked from the heavens on the sons of men, || To see if there is a wise one—seeking God.