Psalm 14:2

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Summary

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

The lord

Lamentations 3:50

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The lord

The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.

And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building.

I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.

Let your eyes be looking down from heaven, from your holy and beautiful house: where is your deep feeling, the working of your power? do not keep back the moving of your pity and your mercies:

O let the heavens be broken open and come down, so that the mountains may be shaking before you,

Till the Lord's eye is turned on me, till he sees my trouble from heaven.

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Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.

Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:

When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

Till a number are tested and make themselves clean; and the evil-doers will do evil; for not one of the evil-doers will have knowledge; but all will be made clear to those who are wise.

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;