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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 that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world, and the fullness of it, thou hast founded them.
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness of it.Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD:
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honor, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my out-stretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed meet to me.
He hath made every thing beautiful in its time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope:
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth the work of his hands.Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night showeth knowledge.There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.Their line hath gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.And God called the dry land Earth, and the collection of waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth the work of his hands.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.So is this great and wide sea, in which are creeping animals innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit:
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.Thou waterest the ridges of it abundantly: thou settlest the furrows of it: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing of it.Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word:Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:Beasts, and all cattle; creeping animals, and flying fowl:
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?Which of you by anxious care can add one cubit to his stature?And why are ye anxious for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow? they toil not, neither do they spin?And yet I say to you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belongeth to the LORD thy God, the earth also, with all that it contains.
Seemeth it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drank of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are in it, the seas, and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshipeth thee.
The land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall shall stand forever.
Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the den of the basilisk.They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations.I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many cattle?
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit of it, and the goodness of it; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave, the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy olive-yard.
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.The earth also is defiled under its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.Thou makest darkness, and it is night: in which all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.The sun ariseth, they collect, and lay themselves down in their dens.Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens.
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thy ox and thy ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the hights.Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.Let them 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 shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea.
A Song of degrees. I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help.My help cometh from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say to him, What doest thou?
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.I will praise thee: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: wonderful are thy works; and that my soul well knoweth.My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, and curiously formed in the lowest parts of the earth.Thy eyes saw my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.