31 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.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day.
31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
31 God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning - Day Six.
31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
2 By the seventh day God had finished his work. On the seventh day he rested from all his work.
2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.
(Read Genesis 2:1-3)
After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. In miracles, he has overruled nature, but never changed its settled course, or added to it. God did not rest as one weary, but as one well pleased. Notice the beginning of the kingdom of grace, in the sanctification, or keeping holy, of the sabbath day. The solemn observing of one day in seven as a day of holy rest and holy work, to God's honour, is the duty of all to whom God has made known his holy sabbaths. At this time none of the human race were in being but our first parents. For them the sabbath was appointed; and clearly for all succeeding generations also. The Christian sabbath, which we observe, is a seventh day, and in it we celebrate the rest of God the Son, and the finishing the work of our redemption.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 1:31
Commentary on Genesis 1:31
(Read Genesis 1:31)
When we come to think about our works, we find, to our shame, that much has been very bad; but when God saw his work, all was very good. Good, for it was all just as the Creator would have it to be. All his works, in all places of his dominion, bless him; and therefore, bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Let us bless God for the gospel of Christ, and when we consider his almighty power, let us sinners flee from the wrath to come. If new-created unto the image of God in holiness, we shall at length enter the "new heavens and new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."