²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

⁸ But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

⁵ To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁶ To him who spread out the earth above the waters; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁷ To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:

⁸ The sun to rule by day; for his loving kindness endures forever;

⁹ The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever: