Psalms 14:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 14:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
יְֽהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מִשָּׁמַיִם֮
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
הִשְׁקִ֪יף
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
son
אָ֫דָ֥ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לִ֭רְאוֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הֲיֵ֣שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
דֹּ֝רֵשׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh looks down from the heavens on the sons of man to see whether there is one understanding, one seeking God.
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