The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men,.... As he did when all flesh had corrupted its way, and before he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly, Gen 6:12. This is said in…
Barnes' Notes
The Lord looked down from heaven - The original word here - שׁקף shâqaph - conveys the idea of “bending forward,” and hence, of an intense and anxious looking, as we bend forward when we wish to…
If we apply our hearts as Solomon did (Ecc 7:25) to search out the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness, these verses will assist us in the search and will show us that sin is…
Cambridge Bible
For a while Jehovah as it were overlooked the growing corruption. At length He -looked down" (Psa 33:13-14). So in the yet simpler language of the Pentateuch He is said to have -come down to see" the…
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