Reference

Psalm 22: 22-31 and Mark 8: 1-10
All You Can Eat!

Psalm 22:22–31

I will tell of your name to my brothers;

        in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:

You who fear the LORD, praise him!

        All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,

        and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

For he has not despised or abhorred

        the affliction of the afflicted,

and he has not hidden his face from him,

        but has heard, when he cried to him.

        

From you comes my praise in the great congregation;

        my vows I will perform before those who fear him.

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;

        those who seek him shall praise the LORD!

        May your hearts live forever!

        

All the ends of the earth shall remember

        and turn to the LORD,

and all the families of the nations

        shall worship before you.

For kingship belongs to the LORD,

        and he rules over the nations.        

        

All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;

        before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,

        even the one who could not keep himself alive.

Posterity shall serve him;

        it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;

they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,

        that he has done it. 

 

Mark 8:1–10

In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. 

 

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.