Psalms 50 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Psalm 50Asaph wrote this psalm.God is the judge of all people

1God, the great God, the Lord, is speaking.

He is calling everybody on the earth,

from where the sun rises in the east,

to where it goes down in the west.

2God is shining out from Zion,

that most beautiful place.

3Our God is coming,

and he does not come quietly!

A fire burns up everything that is in front of him.

There is a great storm all around him.

4He calls to the skies above,

and to the earth below.

They must watch while he judges his people.

5He says, ‘Bring my people to me.

They are the people who offered sacrifices to me,

to agree our covenant.’

6The skies above show that God is righteous,

and God himself is the judge.

7He says, ‘Listen to me, my people,

and I will speak to you.

I have something to say against you, Israel.

I am God, your God.

8You offer sacrifices and burnt offerings to me all the time

but that is not why I speak against you.

9I do not need a bull from your farm,

or goats from your fields.

10All the wild animals of the forest belong to me!

All the cows on a thousand hills belong to me!

11I know every bird in the mountains,

as well as all the insects.

12Even if I did become hungry,

I would not tell you.

All the world belongs to me,

and everything that is in it.

13Do I eat the meat of bulls? No!

Do I drink the blood of goats? No!

14Say “thank you” to me as your offering.

Do whatever you have promised to do for me,

the Most High God.

15Pray to me when you are in trouble.

Then I will rescue you,

and you will praise me.’

16But God says this to the wicked people:

‘It is useless for you to speak about my commands,

or about my covenant.

17For you hate my teaching,

and you refuse to accept my message.

18If you see a robber,

you run to help him!

You become friends with adulterers.

19You speak about evil things,

and you are always telling lies.

20You say bad things about your own brother,

and you speak against your own family!

21You did all these things,

and I said nothing.

So you thought that I was as bad as you are.

But now I am warning you!

I will tell you clearly

what you have done wrong.

22So think carefully about this,

all you people who have turned away from me.

If not, I will tear you into pieces,

and nobody will be able to save you.

23If anyone wants to praise me,

they should say “thank you” to me as their offering.

If anyone obeys my commands,

I will show them my power to save people.’