Psalms 53:2

“God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, etc.] In (<191402>Psalm 14:2), it is read, “the Lord” or “Jehovah”; in everything else there is an agreement in this verse; (see Gill on “<191402>Psalm 14:2”); to see if there were [any] that did understand; the Targum is, “that were understanding” in the law; it doubtless means understanding in divine and spiritual things; that did seek God; the above paraphrase is, “seeking doctrine from before the Lord”.”

“God looked down from heaven ... - See the notes at Psalms 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 Psalms 14:2. The same change occurs also in Psalms 14:4, Psalms 14:6. It is to be observed, also, that the word “Yahweh” does not occur in this psalm, but that the term used is uniformly. אלהים 'Elohiym, God. In Psalms 14:1-7 both terms are found - the word אלהים 'Elohiym three times Psalms 14:1-2, Psalms 14:5, and the word יהוה Yahweh four times, Psalms 14:2, Psalms 14:4,Psalms 14:6-7. It is impossible to account for this change. There is nothing in it, however, to indicate anything in…”

“looked: Psa 11:4, Psa 33:13, Psa 33:14, Psa 102:19; Jer 16:17, Jer 23:24 any that: Psa 111:10; Deu 4:6; Job 28:28 seek: Psa 10:4, Psa 27:8; Ch1 28:9; Ch2 15:2, Ch2 19:3; Isa 55:6 Psalms 53:3”

“In both recensions of the Psalm the name of God occurs seven times. In Psa 14:1-7 it reads three times Elohim and four times Jahve; in the Psalm before us it is all seven times Elohim, which in this instance is a proper name of equal dignity with the name Jahve. Since the mingling of the two names in Psa 14:1-7 is perfectly intentional, inasmuch as Elohim in Psa 53:1, Psa 53:2 describes God as a Being most highly exalted and to be reverentially acknowledged, and in Psa 52:5 as the Being who is present among men in the righteous generation and who is mighty in their weakness, it becomes clear that David himself cannot be the author of this levelling change, which is carried out more rigidly…”