*1.*” And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” *2.* “So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” *3.* “May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!” *4.* “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”