Genesis 1:31 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given to you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has the fruit of the tree yielding seed; it shall be food for you;

Genesis 1:30 and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that creeps on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:31 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "very", "good", "evening", "morning", and "sixth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "very", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and to every beast of the earth...", giving immediate footing for "behold" and "very". In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "very" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.