Reference

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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Creation as Good and Valuable
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Creation as Good and Valuable

The verse describes God's actions in creation and His assessment of them, but it does not explicitly state that creation has "inherent value" or that God "sustains, delights in, and cares for the natural world independent of human utility."