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

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The lord

From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over [the] earth

And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

Then Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that {humankind} was building.

I will go down and I will see. Have they done altogether according to its cry of distress [which] has come to me? If not, I will know."

Look from heaven, and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory. Where [are] your zeal and strength? {Your compassion} and mercy to me hold themselves back.

Would that you would tear [the] heavens [and] come down; [the] mountains would quake before you,

until Yahweh looks down and sees from heaven.

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They do not know or consider. They go about in the darkness, [so that] all [the] foundations of [the] earth are shaken.

Whoever [is] wise, then let him observe these [things], and let them consider Yahweh's acts of loyal love.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness--every good course--

Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn {intelligence}.

"Whoever [is] simple, let him turn here." As for the one who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

{When its branches are dry}, they are broken; women [are] coming [and] setting light to it. For it [is] not a people of understanding; therefore his maker will not have compassion on him, and his creator will not show him favor.

"For my people [are] foolish, they have not known me. They [are] foolish children, and they do not have insight. They [are] skillful at doing evil, and they do not know [how] to do good."

Many will be purified and will be cleansed and will be refined, but [the] wicked will act wickedly {and none of the wicked will understand}, but {those who have insight} will understand.

For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."

[there] is no one who understands; [there] is no one who seeks God.