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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 raised their voices to God with one mind and said, “Lord, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them,
¶The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all it contains, You have established them.
Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens!They are to praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
¶When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
¶May the heavens be joyful, and may the earth rejoice; May the sea roar, and all it contains; May the field be jubilant, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
¶Lord, how many are Your works! 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, mankind, 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 pleasing in My sight.
He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.
For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands.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 into all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun,
And God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the waters He called “seas”; and God saw that it was good.Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
¶Lord, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great.
then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
¶When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have set in place;What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and tend it.
¶“But just ask the animals, and have them teach you; And the birds of the sky, and have them tell you.“Or speak to the earth, and have it teach you; And have the fish of the sea tell you.“Who among all these does not know That the hand of the Lord has done this,In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
“For you will go out with joy And be led in peace; The mountains and the hills will break into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.“Instead of the thorn bush, the juniper will come up, And instead of the stinging nettle, the myrtle will come up; And it will be a memorial to the Lord, An everlasting sign which will not be eliminated.”
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King.
¶You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for so You prepare the earth. You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.You have crowned the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with fatness. The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.
Animals and all cattle; Crawling things and winged fowl;¶Praise the Lord from the earth, Sea monsters, and all the ocean depths;Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;Mountains and all hills; Fruit trees and all cedars;
Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?And why are you worried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth,yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who live in it.For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.
Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.
Is it too little a thing for you to feed in the good pasture, that you must trample with your feet the rest of your pastures? Or too little for you to drink the clear waters, that you must muddy the rest with your feet?
All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord, And Your godly ones will bless You.The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
“You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their lights, The earth and everything that is on it, The seas and everything that is in them. You give life to all of them, And the heavenly lights bow down before You.
‘The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine; for you are only strangers and residents with Me.So for every piece of your property, you are to provide for the redemption of the land.
¶He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains;They give drink to every animal of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.The birds of the sky dwell beside them; They lift up their voices from among the branches. He waters 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 the labor of mankind, So that they may produce food from the earth,
¶“Listen to this, Job; Stand and consider the wonders of God.“Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His clouds to shine? “Do you know about the hovering of the clouds, The wonders of One who is perfect in knowledge,
A righteous person has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
It is He who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass sprout on the mountains.It is He who gives an animal its food, And feeds young ravens that cry.
¶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 fattened steer will be together; And a little 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.The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His faithfulness is everlasting;To Him who made the great lights, For His faithfulness is everlasting:The sun to rule by day, For His faithfulness is everlasting,The moon and stars to rule by night, For His faithfulness is everlasting.
God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations;I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
For this is what the Lord says, He who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it as a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited): “I am the Lord, and there is no one else.
Should I not also have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 people, who do not know the difference between their right hand and their left, 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 you made My inheritance an abomination.
for by 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.He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
“For every animal 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 yield,but in the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie uncultivated, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the animal of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are also His.The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.
The earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle.The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant.
a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually 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 rock hyrax.He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.You appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl about. The young lions roar for their prey And seek their food from God. When the sun rises they withdraw, And they lie down in their dens.A person goes out to his work And to his labor until evening.¶Lord, how many are Your works! 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 riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, 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 attendants.
“For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as the stranger residing with you, may refresh themselves.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His heavenly armies!Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens!They are to praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created.
¶“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind. “But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness.
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 raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come?My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
The God who made the world and everything that is in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made by 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 the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Are two sparrows not sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.But even the hairs of your head are all counted.So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.
“All the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, But He does according to His will among the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can fend off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
¶For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely 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 skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;Your eyes have seen my formless substance; And in Your book were written All the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.