Psalms 14:2

“The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, etc.] As he did when all flesh had corrupted its way, and before he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly, (<010612>Genesis 6:12). This is said in direct opposition to the atheistic thoughts and reasonings of wicked men, in (<191401>Psalm 14:1). There is a God, and he takes notice of the children of men, and of what is done by them; though his throne is in the heavens, and his dwelling there, yet he looks down from thence, and takes cognizance of all human affairs. This must be understood consistent with the omniscience and omnipresence of God; it is an anthropopathy, or a speaking after the manner of men; and denotes the…”

“looked--in earnest enquiry. understand--as opposed to "fool" [Psa 14:1].”

“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 examine anything with attention, or when we look out for one who is expected to come. The idea is that God looked intently, or so as to secure a close examination, upon the children of men, for the express purpose of ascertaining whether there were any that were good. He looked at all men; he examined all their pretensions to goodness, and he saw none who could be regarded as exempt from the charge of depravity. Nothing could more clearly prove the doctrine of universal depravity than to say that an…”

“Looked - God knoweth all things without any enquiry: but he speaks after the manner of men. Upon - Upon the whole Israelitish nation, and upon all mankind for he speaks of all except his people, and the righteous ones, who are opposed to these, Psa 14:4-5. Psalms 14:3”

“14:2-3 From heaven (33:13; 80:14; 102:19), the Lord sees the wicked, who stand out as vile sinners (11:3-5). The entire human race lacks wisdom and fails to live up to the glory originally given to them (10:4-11; see Rom 1–3).”

“The Lord: Psa 33:13, Psa 33:14, Psa 102:19, Psa 102:20; Gen 6:12, Gen 11:5, Gen 18:21; Isa 63:15, Isa 64:1; Lam 3:50 any: Psa 82:5, Psa 107:43; Pro 2:9, Pro 8:5, Pro 9:4, Pro 9:16; Isa 27:11; Jer 4:22; Dan 12:10; Mat 13:15; Rom 3:11 seek: Psa 69:32; Ch2 19:3, Ch2 30:19; Isa 8:19, Isa 55:6; Heb 11:6 Psalms 14:3”

“The second tristich appeals to the infallible decision of God Himself. The verb השׁקיף means to look forth, by bending one's self forward. It is the proper word for looking out of a window, Kg2 9:30 (cf. Niph. Jdg 5:28, and frequently), and for God's looking down from heaven upon the earth, Psa 102:20, and frequently; and it is cognate and synonymous with השׁגּיח, Psa 33:13, Psa 33:14; cf. moreover, Sol 2:9. The perf. is used in the sense of the perfect only insofar as the divine survey is antecedent to its result as given in Psa 14:3. Just as השׁהיתוּ reminds one of the history of the Flood, so does לראות of the history of the building of the tower of Babel, Gen 11:5, cf. Psa 18:21. God's…”