18 to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.
19 Evening came, then morning—that was the fourth day.
20 God said, “I command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth.”
21 So God made the giant sea monsters and all the living creatures that swim in the ocean. He also made every kind of bird. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.
22 Then he gave the living creatures his blessing—he told the ocean creatures to increase and live everywhere in the ocean and the birds to increase everywhere on earth.
23 Evening came, then morning—that was the fifth day.
24 God said, “I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles.” And that's what happened.