Psalm 78:19-40

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¹⁹They spoke against God, saying,
    ^(A)“Can God ^(B)spread a table in the wilderness?
²⁰^(C)He struck the rock so that water gushed out
    and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
    or provide meat for his people?”

²¹Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath;
    ^(D)a fire was kindled against Jacob;
    his anger rose against Israel,
²²because they ^(E)did not believe in God
    and did not trust his saving power.
²³Yet he commanded the skies above
    and ^(F)opened the doors of heaven,
²⁴and he ^(G)rained down on them manna to eat
    and gave them ^(H)the grain of heaven.
²⁵Man ate of the bread of ^(I)the angels;
    he sent them food ^(J)in abundance.
²⁶He ^(K)caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,
    and by his power he led out the south wind;
²⁷he rained meat on them like ^(L)dust,
    winged birds like ^(M)the sand of the seas;
²⁸he ^(N)let them fall in the midst of their camp,
    all around their dwellings.
²⁹And they ^(O)ate and were well filled,
    for he gave them what they ^(P)craved.
³⁰But before they had satisfied their craving,
    ^(Q)while the food was still in their mouths,
³¹the anger of God rose against them,
    and he killed ^(R)the strongest of them
    and laid low ^(S)the young men of Israel.

³²In spite of all this, they ^(T)still sinned;
    ^(U)despite his wonders, they did not believe.
³³So he made ^(V)their days ^(W)vanish like^[a] a breath,^[b]
    and their years in terror.
³⁴When he killed them, they ^(X)sought him;
    they repented and sought God earnestly.
³⁵They remembered that God was their ^(Y)rock,
    the Most High God their ^(Z)redeemer.
³⁶But they ^(AA)flattered him with their mouths;
    they ^(AB)lied to him with their tongues.
³⁷Their ^(AC)heart was not ^(AD)steadfast toward him;
    they were not faithful to his covenant.
³⁸Yet he, being ^(AE)compassionate,
    ^(AF)atoned for their iniquity
    and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
    and did not stir up all his wrath.
³⁹He ^(AG)remembered that they were but ^(AH)flesh,
    ^(AI)a wind that passes and comes not again.
⁴⁰How often they ^(AJ)rebelled against him in the wilderness
    and ^(AK)grieved him in ^(AL)the desert!

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Psalm 78:33 Hebrew in
Psalm 78:33 Or vapor

Luke 9:1-17

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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

9 ^(A)And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, ²^(B)and he sent them out to ^(C)proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. ³^(D)And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, ^(E)no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.^[a] ⁴And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. ⁵And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town ^(F)shake off the dust from your feet ^(G)as a testimony ^(H)against them.” ⁶^(I)And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus

⁷^(J)Now ^(K)Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that ^(L)John had been raised from the dead, ⁸^(M)by some that Elijah had appeared, and ^(N)by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. ⁹Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And ^(O)he sought to see him.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

¹⁰On their return ^(P)the apostles told him all that they had done. ^(Q)And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. ¹¹When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he ^(R)welcomed them and ^(S)spoke to them of the kingdom of God and ^(T)cured those who had need of healing. ¹²Now ^(U)the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, ^(V)“Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” ¹³But he said to them, ^(W)“You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than ^(X)five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” ¹⁴For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ¹⁵And they did so, and had them all sit down. ¹⁶And taking the five loaves and the two fish, ^(Y)he looked up to heaven and ^(Z)said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. ¹⁷And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.