Bible verses about "ecology" | ISV

¹ A Davidic Psalm.
A Song for the King of Glory The earth and everything in it exists for the LORD— the world and those who live in it.

¹ The CreationIn the beginning, God created the universe. ² When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters, ³ God said, “Let there be light!” So there was light.
⁴ God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness, ⁵ calling the light “day,” and the darkness “night.” The twilight and the dawn were day one.
⁶ Then God said, “Let there be a canopy between bodies of water, separating bodies of water from bodies of water!” ⁷ So God made a canopy that separated the water beneath the canopy from the water above it. And that is what happened: ⁸ God called the canopy “sky.” The twilight and the dawn were the second day.
⁹ Then God said, “Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!” And that is what happened: ¹⁰ God called the dry ground “land,” and he called the water that had come together “oceans.” And God saw how good it was.
¹¹ Then God said, “Let vegetation sprout all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed!” And that is what happened: ¹² Vegetation sprouted all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed. And God saw that it was good. ¹³ The twilight and the dawn were the third day.
¹⁴ Then God said, “Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years, ¹⁵ to serve as lights in the sky, and to shine on the earth!” And that is what happened: ¹⁶ God fashioned two great lights—the larger light to shine during the day and the smaller light to shine during the night—as well as stars. ¹⁷ God placed them in space to shine on the earth, ¹⁸ to differentiate between day and night, and to distinguish light from darkness. And God saw how good it was. ¹⁹ The twilight and the dawn were the fourth day.
²⁰ Then God said, “Let the oceans swarm with living creatures, and let flying creatures soar above the earth throughout the sky!” ²¹ So God created every kind of magnificent marine creature, every kind of living marine crawler with which the waters swarmed, and every kind of flying creature. And God saw how good it was. ²² God blessed them by saying, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the oceans. Let the birds multiply throughout the earth!” ²³ The twilight and the dawn were the fifth day.
²⁴ Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature, each kind of livestock and crawling thing, and each kind of earth’s animals!” And that is what happened: ²⁵ God made each kind of the earth’s animals, along with every kind of livestock and crawling thing. And God saw how good it was.
²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, to be like us. Let them be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, the livestock, everything that crawls on the earth, and over the earth itself!” ²⁷ So God created mankind in his own image; in his own image God created them; he created them male and female.
²⁸ God blessed the humans by saying to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!”
²⁹ God also told them, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food. ³⁰ I have given all green plants as food for every wild animal of the earth, every bird that flies, and to every living thing that crawls on the earth.” And that is what happened.
³¹ Now God saw all that he had made, and indeed, it was very good! The twilight and the dawn were the sixth day.

¹ A Davidic Psalm.
The LORD Shepherds His People The LORD is the one who is shepherding me; I lack nothing. ² He causes me to lie down in pastures of green grass; he guides me beside quiet waters. ³ He revives my life; he leads me in pathways that are righteous for the sake of his name. ⁴ Even when I walk through a valley of deep darkness, I will not be afraid because you are with me. Your rod and your staff—they comfort me. ⁵ You prepare a table before me, even in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ⁶ Truly, goodness and gracious love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will remain in the LORD’s Temple forever.

⁶ “When you encounter a bird’s nest along the road, whether in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting on its chicks or eggs, don’t take the mother along with its young. ⁷ You may take the young but be sure to release the mother, so that life will go well for you and that you may have a long life.

²⁹ God also told them, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food.

¹⁰ Instructions for Sabbaths and Sabbatical Years“You are to sow your land and gather its crops for six years, ¹¹ but you are to let it rest the seventh year, leaving it unplanted. The poor of your people may eat from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. You are to do the same with your vineyards and olive groves.

²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, to be like us. Let them be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, the livestock, everything that crawls on the earth, and over the earth itself!”

¹⁰ The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

³³ You are not to pollute the land where you live, because blood defiles the land, and the land cannot atone for blood that has been spilled on it, except through the blood of the one who spilled it.