Psalms 53:2

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,.... In Psa 14:2, it is read, "the Lord" or "Jehovah"; in everything else there is an agreement in this verse; See Gill on Psa 14:2;

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God looked down from heaven ... - See the notes at Psa 14:2. The only change which occurs in this verse is the substitution of the word אלהים 'Elohiym, rendered “God,” for “Yahweh,” rendered Lord, in…

This psalm was opened before, and therefore we shall here only observe, in short, some things concerning sin, in order to the increasing of our sorrow for it and hatred of it. 1. The fact of sin. Is…

For a while God 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…