Psalms
Psalm 53:2–3
2God looks down from heaven
upon the sons of men
to see if any understand,
if any seek God.
3All have turned away,
they have together become corrupt;c
there is no one who does good,
not even one.d
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 53:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕlō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| looks down | הִשְׁקִ֪יף | hiš·qîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8259 overhang, look out and down |
| from heaven | מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ | miš·šā·ma·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| upon | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the sons | בְּנֵ֫י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of men | אָדָ֥ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| to see | לִ֭רְאוֹת | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| if any | הֲיֵ֣שׁ | hă·yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| understand | מַשְׂכִּ֑יל | maś·kîl | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7919 be prudent |
| if any seek | דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ | dō·rêš | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| God | אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Psalm 53:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כֻּלּ֥וֹ | kul·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| have turned away | סָג֮ | sāḡ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5472 move away, backslide |
| they have together | יַחְדָּ֪ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| become corrupt | נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ | ne·’ĕ·lā·ḥū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H444 be corrupt |
| there is no | אֵ֤ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one who does | עֹֽשֵׂה־ | ‘ō·śêh- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| good | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| not | אֵ֝֗ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| one | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 53:2 Isaiah 55:6 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · Jeremiah 16:17 · Psalm 27:8 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Psalm 111:10 · Psalm 33:13–14 · 2 Chronicles 19:3 · Psalm 102:19 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Job 28:28 · Psalm 10:4
Psalm 53:3 Romans 3:12 · Isaiah 64:6 · Isaiah 53:6 · Psalm 14:3 · Jeremiah 8:5–6 · 3 John 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.