Psalm 47^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

⁷ Then the Lord God formed^(A) a man^[a](B) from the dust^(C) of the ground^(D) and breathed into his nostrils the breath^(E) of life,^(F) and the man became a living being.^(G)

⁸ Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;^(H) and there he put the man he had formed. ⁹ The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees^(I) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life^(J) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.^(K)

¹⁰ A river^(L) watering the garden flowed from Eden;^(M) from there it was separated into four headwaters. ¹¹ The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah,^(N) where there is gold. ¹² (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin^[b](O) and onyx are also there.) ¹³ The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.^{[c] 14} The name of the third river is the Tigris;^(P) it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.^(Q)

¹⁵ The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden^(R) to work it and take care of it. ¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;^{(S) 17} but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,^(T) for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”^(U)

Psalm 33

¹⁹ I am using an example from everyday life^(A) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness^(B) leading to holiness. ²⁰ When you were slaves to sin,^(C) you were free from the control of righteousness.^{(D) 21} What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!^{(E) 22} But now that you have been set free from sin^(F) and have become slaves of God,^(G) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.^{(H) 23} For the wages of sin is death,^(I) but the gift of God is eternal life^(J) in^[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand^(A)(B)(C)

8 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ² “I have compassion for these people;^(D) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. ³ If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”

⁴ His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”

⁵ “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied.

⁶ He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. ⁷ They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.^{(E) 8} The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.^{(F) 9} About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,