²³ But He answered her not a word.

And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”

^15 (A)When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”

⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, ^(A)Son of David, ^(B)have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸ Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

A Psalm of David.

⁷ Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as ^(A)a stranger to them and spoke ^[a]roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?”

And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”

² And you shall remember that the Lord your God ^(A)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and ^(B)test you, ^(C)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.