“God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.”
— WEB
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“God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.”
— WEB
“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.”
— KJV
“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.”
— ASV
We have here the approbation and conclusion of the whole work of creation. As for God, his work is perfect; and if he begin he will also make an end, in providence and grace, as well as here in creation. Observe, I. The review God took of his work: He saw every thing that he had made. So he does still; all the works of his hands are under his eye. He that made all sees all; he that made us sees us, Ps. 139:1-16. Omniscience cannot be separated from omnipotence. Known unto God are all his works, Act 15:18. But this was the Eternal Mind's solemn reflection upon the copies of its own wisdom and the products of its own power. God has hereby set us an example of reviewing our works. Having given us a power of reflection, he expects we should use that power, see our way (Jer 2:23), and think of it, Psa 119:59. When we have finished a day's work, and are entering upon the rest of the night, we should commune with our own hearts about what we have been doing that day; so likewise when we have finished a week's work, and are entering upon the sabbath-rest, we should thus prepare to meet our God; and when we are finishing our life's work, and are entering upon our rest in the grave, that is a time to bring to remembrance, that we may die repenting, and so take leave of it. II.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)
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