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65 Bible verses about love of nature
Think about it: God didn't leave us a detailed instruction manual for creation, but instead, He set up these amazing physical laws that govern everything in nature. And these laws are constantly working, right now, according to His will. Pretty awesome, right?
Nature itself shouts that God is real. Psalm 19:11 puts it perfectly: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." It's like the whole universe is a giant billboard for His existence.
As believers, it's important for us to grasp that the things we can't see about God—His incredible power, His majesty—are visible all around us, woven into the fabric of creation. It's mind-blowing!
God loves it when we're awestruck by His handiwork. Everything around us, from the smallest bug to the vastness of space, was made so we could catch a glimpse of His love for us, a tiny hint of how wonderful He truly is. And when we get that, it just makes us want to worship Him with all our hearts.
So take a moment to appreciate the beauty around you. See God in it. Thank Him for it. Every sunrise is a fresh reminder of His mercy in our lives.
And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Master, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them,
¶The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and its fullness, You have founded them.
Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, heavens of heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For He commanded and they were created.
¶When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established;
¶Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, as well as its fullness; Let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
¶How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.
“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
“I have made the earth, the men, and the animals which are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to the one who is right in My eyes.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.
For the anxious longing of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse is declaring the work of His hands. They are more desirable than gold, even more than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your slave is warned; In keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults. Also keep back Your slave from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me; Then I will be blameless, And I shall be acquitted of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Yahweh, my rock and my Redeemer. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
¶How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. This is the sea, great and broad, There the creeping things are without number, Creatures both small and great.
then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will give forth its produce and the trees of the field will give forth their fruit.
¶When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established; What is man that You remember him, And the son of man that You care for him?
Then Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
“For you will go out with gladness And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress will come up, And instead of the nettle the myrtle will come up, And it will be to Yahweh for His renown, For an everlasting sign which will not be cut off.”
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King.
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by worrying can add a single cubit to his life span? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
The earth is Yahweh’s, as well as its fullness, The world, and those who dwell in it. Who is He, this King of glory? Yahweh of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah. For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.
Behold, to Yahweh your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.
Is it too slight a thing for you that you should be shepherded in the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures? Or that you should drink of the clear waters, that you must foul the rest with your feet?
“You alone are Yahweh. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down to You.
‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but sojourners and foreign residents with Me. Thus for every piece of land of your possession, you shall provide for the redemption of the land.
¶He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains; They give water to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. Above them the birds of the heavens dwell; They give forth their voices among the branches. He gives water to the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works. ¶He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for man’s cultivation, To bring forth food from the earth,
¶“Give ear to this, O Job, Stand and carefully consider the wondrous deeds of God. “Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine? “Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds, The wonders of one perfect in knowledge,
A righteous man knows the value of the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
He is the One who covers the heavens with clouds, The One who provides rain for the earth, The One who makes grass to sprout on the mountains, Who gives to the animal its food, And to the young ravens which call out.
¶And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a young boy will lead them. Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. And the nursing baby will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. They will do no evil nor act corruptly in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh As the waters cover the sea.
To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His lovingkindness endures forever; To Him who made the great lights, For His lovingkindness endures forever: The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness endures forever, The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Then God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am giving to be between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations; I put My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it a formless place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am Yahweh, and there is none else.
So should I not have pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?”
“I brought you into the fruitful land To eat its fruit and its good things. But you came and defiled My land, And My inheritance you made an abomination.
For in Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. ¶And He is before all things, And in Him all things hold together.
“For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. “I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine.
“Now you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its produce, but on the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the beast of the field may eat. Thus you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove.
In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.
The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the exalted of the people of the earth languish. The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they trespassed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant.
a land for which Yahweh your God cares; the eyes of Yahweh your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.
¶The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim. He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting. Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain. You appoint darkness so that it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about. The young lions roar to go after their prey And to seek their food from God. When the sun rises they gather together And lie down in their dens. Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening. ¶How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.
¶Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; For wealth is not forever, Neither is a crown from generation to generation. When the grass disappears and the vegetation appears, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field, And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.
“Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your maidservant, as well as your sojourner, may refresh themselves.
Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and winged bird; Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; Both choice men as well as virgins; The old with the young. ¶Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For His name alone is set on high; His splendor is above earth and heaven. And He has raised up a horn for His people, Praise for all His holy ones; For the sons of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise Yah! Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, heavens of heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For He commanded and they were created.
¶“For behold, I am creating a new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come upon the heart. “But be joyful and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for joy.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;
Know that Yahweh, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
“And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can strike against His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
¶For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And intricately woven in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unshaped substance; And in Your book all of them were written The days that were formed for me, When as yet there was not one of them.