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OET-LV [fn] god from_heaven he_looks_down on the_children_of humankind to_see if_there_is one_who_has_insight one_who_seeks DOM god.
53:3 Note: KJB: Ps.53.2
UHB 3 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֪יף עַֽל־בְּנֵ֫י אָדָ֥ם לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ ‡
(3 ʼₑlohim mishshāmayim hishqif ˊal-bənēy ʼādām lirəʼōt hₐyēsh maskil dorēsh ʼet-ʼₑlohim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν τοὺς Ζειφαίους, καὶ εἰπεῖν τῷ Σαοὺλ, οὐκ ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ κέκρυπται παρʼ ἡμῖν;
(en tōi elthein tous Zeifaious, kai eipein tōi Saʼoul, ouk idou Dawid kekruptai parʼ haʸmin; )
BrTr when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Lo, is not David hid with us?
ULT God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind
⇔ to see if there are any who understand,
⇔ who seek after him.
UST God looks down from heaven and sees humans;
⇔ he looks to see if any man is very wise
⇔ and seeks to know God.
BSB ⇔ God looks down from heaven
⇔ upon the sons of men
⇔ to see if any understand,
⇔ if any seek God.
OEB ⇔ From heaven God looks out
⇔ on humans, to see
⇔ if any are wise,
⇔ and care for God.
WEBBE God looks down from heaven on the children of men,
⇔ to see if there are any who understood,
⇔ who seek after God.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET God looks down from heaven at the human race,
⇔ to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
LSV God looked on the sons of men from the heavens,
To see if there is an understanding one,
[One] seeking God.
FBV God watches from heaven to see if anyone understands, if anyone wants to come to God.
T4T ⇔ God looks down from heaven and sees humans;
⇔ he looks to see if anyone is very wise,
⇔ with the result that he seeks to know God.
LEB • God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight,
• one who seeks God.
BBE God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.
Moff ⇔ God looks from heaven
⇔ upon mankind
⇔ to see if any have the sense
⇔ to care for God.
JPS (53-3) God looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.
ASV God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,
⇔ To see if there were any that did understand,
⇔ That did seek after God.
DRA When the men of Ziph had come and said to Saul: Is not David hidden with us?
YLT God from the heavens looked on the sons of men, To see if there be an understanding one, [One] seeking God.
Drby [fn]God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek [fn]God.
53.2 Elohim
RV God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek after God.
Wbstr God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
KJB-1769 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
KJB-1611 God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that did vnderstand, that did seeke God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps The Lorde looked downe from heauen vpon the chyldren of men: to see if there were any that did vnderstand and seeke after the Lorde.
(The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand and seek after the Lord.)
Gnva God looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
(God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand, and seek God. )
Cvdl God loked downe from heauen vpo the children of men, to se yf there were eny that wolde vnderstonde, or seke after God.
(God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understood, or seek after God.)
Wycl `whanne Zyfeys camen, and seiden to Saul, Whethir Dauid is not hid at vs?
(when Zyfeys came, and said to Saul, Whethir David is not hid at us?)
Luth Die Toren sprechen in ihrem Herzen: Es ist kein GOtt. Sie taugen nichts und sind ein Greuel worden in ihrem bösen Wesen. Da ist keiner, der Gutes tut.
(The Toren speak in their hearts: It is no/not God. They/She taugen nothing and are a Greuel been in their evil beings. So is keiner, the/of_the goodness/good_(person) does.)
ClVg cum venissent Ziphæi, et dixissent ad Saul: Nonne David absconditus est apud nos?[fn]
(when/with venissent Ziphæi, and dixissent to Saul: Isn't_it David absconditus it_is apud nos? )
53.2 Ziphæi. HIER., AUG. Florentes interpretantur, etc., usque ad monet in adversis Deum laudare.
53.2 Ziphæi. HIER., AUG. Florentes interpretantur, etc., until to monet in adversis God laudare.
the children of mankind
(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_had_said fool in/on/at/with,heart_of,his not ʼElohīm corrupt and,done_abominable iniquity not does_of good )
This refers to all people.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
who seek after him
(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_had_said fool in/on/at/with,heart_of,his not ʼElohīm corrupt and,done_abominable iniquity not does_of good )
Seeking God as a person would look for someone is spoken of as “seeking” God. This could mean: (1) wanting to know God. Alternate translation: “who want to know him” or (2) worshiping God. Alternate translation: “who worship him”