What does the Bible say about beauty of the earth?

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The Bible teaches that the earth’s beauty is a good gift of God, declaring his wisdom, power, generosity, and glory, and calling us to worship its Creator rather than the creation. Psalm 19:1 says the heavens proclaim God’s glory, while Psalm 50:2 praises the perfection of beauty that shines from Zion. Genesis 1:31 calls God’s completed creation very good, and Ecclesiastes 3:11 says he has made everything beautiful in its time. Psalm 104 rejoices in God’s care for every creature and landscape. Yet creation’s beauty is not ultimate: all things were made through and for Christ and are upheld by him (Colossians 1:16-17; John 1:3).

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  • Psalms 19:1

    > The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

  • Colossians 1:16-17

    [16] For by him were all things created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. [17] He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

  • Ecclesiastes 3:11

    He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

  • Genesis 1:31

    God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

  • John 1:3

    All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

  • Psalms 50:2

    Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

  • Psalms 104:1-35

    [1] Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty. [2] He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. [3] He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind. [4] He makes his messengers winds; His servants flames of fire. [5] He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever. [6] You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains. [7] At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away. [8] The mountains rose, The valleys sank down, To the place which you had assigned to them. [9] You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don't turn again to cover the earth. [10] He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains. [11] They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst. [12] The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches. [13] He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works. [14] He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth: [15] Wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengthens man's heart. [16] Yahweh's trees are well watered, The cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted; [17] Where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees. [18] The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. [19] He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set. [20] You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl. [21] The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. [22] The sun rises, and they steal away, And lay down in their dens. [23] Man goes forth to his work, To his labor until the evening. [24] Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches. [25] There is the sea, great and wide, In which are innumerable living things, Both small and large animals. [26] There the ships go, And leviathan, whom you formed to play there. [27] These all wait for you, That you may give them their food in due season. [28] You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good. [29] You hide your face: they are troubled; You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust. [30] You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground. [31] Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works. [32] He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. [33] I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. [34] Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh. [35] Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!

  • Job 12:7-9

    [7] "But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; The birds of the sky, and they shall tell you. [8] Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you; The fish of the sea shall declare to you. [9] Who doesn't know that in all these, The hand of Yahweh has done this,

  • Psalms 33:5

    He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

  • Psalms 23:2-3

    [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

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