God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth."

So the LORD God formed out of the ground each wild animal and each bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob's sons.

I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to frighten [you]. I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.

I will send wild animals against you that will deprive you of your children, ravage your livestock, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.

You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the animals of the earth.

For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him?

You made him lord over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet:

birds of the sky, and fish of the sea passing through the currents of the seas.

You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir.

The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.

"I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate dangerous animals in the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

On that day I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will shatter bow, sword, and weapons of war in the land and will enable the people to rest securely.

For every creature-- animal or bird, reptile or fish-- is tamed and has been tamed by man,