Psalms 23:6 - Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalms 13:5 - But I have trusted in Thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation.

Psalms 25:7 - Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Thy lovingkindness remember Thou me, For Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Psalms 25:10 - All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and truth To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Psalms 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before Thee.

Psalms 119:41 - May Thy lovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD, Thy salvation according to Thy word;

Psalms 136:3 - Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:5 - To Him who made the heavens with skill, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Isaiah 63:7 - I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, According to all that the LORD has granted us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has granted them according to His compassion, And according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.

Genesis 19:19 - "Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest the disaster overtake me and I die;

Genesis 24:12 - And he said, "O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham.

Genesis 24:14 - now may it be that the girl to whom I say, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and who answers, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also';-- [may] she [be the one] whom Thou hast appointed for Thy servant Isaac; and by this I shall know that Thou hast shown lovingkindness to my master."

Genesis 24:27 - And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."

Genesis 32:10 - I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which Thou hast shown to Thy servant; for with my staff [only] I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.

Exodus 15:13 - "In Thy lovingkindness Thou hast led the people whom Thou hast redeemed; In Thy strength Thou hast guided [them] to Thy holy habitation.

Exodus 20:6 - but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Exodus 34:6 - Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

Exodus 34:7 - who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave [the guilty] unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."

Numbers 14:18 - 'The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth [generations].'

Numbers 14:19 - "Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, just as Thou also hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now."

Deuteronomy 5:10 - but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Deuteronomy 7:9 - "Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Deuteronomy 7:12 - "Then it shall come about, because you listen to these judgments and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you His covenant and His lovingkindness which He swore to your forefathers.

1 Samuel 20:14 - "And if I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of the LORD, that I may not die?

1 Samuel 20:15 - "And you shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."

2 Samuel 2:6 - "And now may the LORD show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I also will show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.

2 Samuel 7:15 - but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took [it] away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

2 Samuel 22:51 - "[He] is a tower of deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever."

1 Kings 3:6 - Then Solomon said, "Thou hast shown great lovingkindness to Thy servant David my father, according as he walked before Thee in truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward Thee; and Thou hast reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day.

1 Kings 8:23 - And he said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like Thee in heaven above or on earth beneath, who art keeping covenant and [showing] lovingkindness to Thy servants who walk before Thee with all their heart,

1 Chronicles 16:34 - O give thanks to the LORD, for [He is] good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

1 Chronicles 16:41 - And with them [were] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His lovingkindness is everlasting.

1 Chronicles 17:13 - "I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

2 Chronicles 1:8 - And Solomon said to God, "Thou hast dealt with my father David with great lovingkindness, and hast made me king in his place.

2 Chronicles 5:13 - in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD [saying,]"[He] indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting," then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,

2 Chronicles 6:14 - And he said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no god like Thee in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and [showing] lovingkindness to Thy servants who walk before Thee with all their heart;

2 Chronicles 6:42 - "O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Thine anointed; remember [Thy] lovingkindness to Thy servant David."

2 Chronicles 7:3 - And all the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the LORD upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to the LORD, [saying], "Truly He is good, truly His lovingkindness is everlasting."

2 Chronicles 7:6 - And the priests stood at their posts and the Levites, with the instruments of music to the LORD, which King David had made for giving praise to the LORD-- "for His lovingkindness is everlasting "-- whenever he gave praise by their means, while the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing.

2 Chronicles 20:21 - And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the LORD and those who praised [Him] in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, "Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness is everlasting."

Ezra 3:11 - And they sang, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, [saying], "For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever." And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

Ezra 7:28 - and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king's mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

Ezra 9:9 - "For we are slaves; yet in our bondage, our God has not forsaken us, but has extended lovingkindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us reviving to raise up the house of our God, to restore its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:5 - And I said, "I beseech Thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Nehemiah 9:17 - "And they refused to listen, And did not remember Thy wondrous deeds which Thou hadst performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But Thou art a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness; And Thou didst not forsake them.

Nehemiah 9:32 - "Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who dost keep covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before Thee, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and on all Thy people, From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

Nehemiah 13:22 - And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come as gatekeepers to sanctify the sabbath day. [For] this also remember me, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Thy lovingkindness.

Job 10:12 - 'Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And Thy care has preserved my spirit.

Job 37:13 - "Whether for correction, or for His world, Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.

Psalms 5:7 - But as for me, by Thine abundant lovingkindness I will enter Thy house, At Thy holy temple I will bow in reverence for Thee.

Psalms 6:4 - Return, O LORD, rescue my soul; Save me because of Thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 17:7 - Wondrously show Thy lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at Thy right hand From those who rise up [against them].

Psalms 18:50 - He gives great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.

Psalms 21:7 - For the king trusts in the LORD, And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

Psalms 25:6 - Remember, O LORD, Thy compassion and Thy lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of old.

Psalms 26:3 - For Thy lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Thy truth.

Psalms 31:7 - I will rejoice and be glad in Thy lovingkindness, Because Thou hast seen my affliction; Thou hast known the troubles of my soul,

Psalms 31:16 - Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; Save me in Thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 31:21 - Blessed be the LORD, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.

Psalms 32:10 - Many are the sorrows of the wicked; But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him.

Psalms 33:5 - He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Psalms 33:18 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

Psalms 33:22 - Let Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us, According as we have hoped in Thee.

Psalms 36:5 - Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Thy faithfulness [reaches] to the skies.

Psalms 36:7 - How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

Psalms 36:10 - O continue Thy lovingkindness to those who know Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Psalms 40:10 - I have not hidden Thy righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth from the great congregation.

Psalms 40:11 - Thou, O LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassion from me; Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth will continually preserve me.

Psalms 42:8 - The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.

Psalms 44:26 - Rise up, be our help, And redeem us for the sake of Thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 48:9 - We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Thy temple.

Psalms 51:1 - [For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba]. Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 52:1 - [For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelech.]" Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God [endures] all day long.

Psalms 52:8 - But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

Psalms 57:3 - He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.

Psalms 57:10 - For Thy lovingkindness is great to the heavens, And Thy truth to the clouds.

Psalms 59:10 - My God in His lovingkindness will meet me; God will let me look [triumphantly] upon my foes.

Psalms 59:16 - But as for me, I shall sing of Thy strength; Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Thy lovingkindness in the morning, For Thou hast been my stronghold, And a refuge in the day of my distress.

Psalms 59:17 - O my strength, I will sing praises to Thee; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

Psalms 61:7 - He will abide before God forever; Appoint lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Psalms 62:12 - And lovingkindness is Thine, O Lord, For Thou dost recompense a man according to his work.

Psalms 63:3 - Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise Thee.

Psalms 66:20 - Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His lovingkindness from me.

Psalms 69:13 - But as for me, my prayer is to Thee, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, Answer me with Thy saving truth.

Psalms 69:16 - Answer me, O LORD, for Thy lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Thy compassion, turn to me,

Psalms 77:8 - Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Has [His] promise come to an end forever?

Psalms 85:7 - Show us Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, And grant us Thy salvation.

Psalms 85:10 - Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Psalms 86:5 - For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee.

Psalms 86:13 - For Thy lovingkindness toward me is great, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Psalms 86:15 - But Thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Psalms 88:11 - Will Thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Thy faithfulness in Abaddon?

Psalms 89:1 - [A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite]. I Will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.

Psalms 89:2 - For I have said, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens Thou wilt establish Thy faithfulness."

Psalms 89:24 - "And My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted.

Psalms 89:28 - "My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

Psalms 89:33 - "But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

Psalms 89:49 - Where are Thy former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which Thou didst swear to David in Thy faithfulness?

Psalms 90:14 - O satisfy us in the morning with Thy lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Psalms 92:2 - To declare Thy lovingkindness in the morning, And Thy faithfulness by night,

Psalms 94:18 - If I should say, "My foot has slipped," Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.

Psalms 98:3 - He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Psalms 100:5 - For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting, And His faithfulness to all generations.

Psalms 101:1 - [A Psalm of David]. I Will sing of lovingkindness and justice, To Thee, O LORD, I will sing praises.

Psalms 103:4 - Who redeems your life from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

Psalms 103:8 - The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

Psalms 103:11 - For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

Psalms 103:17 - But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children,

Psalms 106:1 - Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 106:45 - And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness.

Psalms 107:1 - Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 107:8 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

Psalms 107:15 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

Psalms 107:21 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

Psalms 107:31 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!

Psalms 107:43 - Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things; And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD.

Psalms 108:4 - For Thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And Thy truth [reaches] to the skies.

Psalms 109:12 - Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

Psalms 109:16 - Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And the despondent in heart, to put [them] to death.

Psalms 109:21 - But Thou, O God, the Lord, deal [kindly] with me for Thy name's sake; Because Thy lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

Psalms 109:26 - Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 115:1 - Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Thy name give glory Because of Thy lovingkindness, because of Thy truth.

Psalms 117:2 - For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD is everlasting. Praise the LORD!

Psalms 118:1 - Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 118:2 - Oh let Israel say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

Psalms 118:3 - Oh let the house of Aaron say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

Psalms 118:4 - Oh let those who fear the LORD say, "His lovingkindness is everlasting."

Psalms 118:29 - Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 119:64 - The earth is full of Thy lovingkindness, O LORD; Teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119:76 - O may Thy lovingkindness comfort me, According to Thy word to Thy servant.

Psalms 119:88 - Revive me according to Thy lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Thy mouth.

Psalms 119:124 - Deal with Thy servant according to Thy lovingkindness, And teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119:149 - Hear my voice according to Thy lovingkindness; Revive me, O LORD, according to Thine ordinances.

Psalms 119:159 - Consider how I love Thy precepts; Revive me, O LORD, according to Thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 130:7 - O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is lovingkindness, And with Him is abundant redemption.

Psalms 136:1 - Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:2 - Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:4 - To Him who alone does great wonders, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalms 136:6 - To Him who spread out the earth above the waters, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalms 136:7 - To Him who made [the] great lights, For His lovingkindness is everlasting:

Psalms 136:8 - The sun to rule by day, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:9 - The moon and stars to rule by night, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:10 - To Him who smote the Egyptians in their first-born, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:11 - And brought Israel out from their midst, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:12 - With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalms 136:13 - To Him who divided the Red Sea asunder, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:14 - And made Israel pass through the midst of it, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalms 136:15 - But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:16 - To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalms 136:17 - To Him who smote great kings, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:18 - And slew mighty kings, For His lovingkindness is everlasting:

Psalms 136:19 - Sihon, king of the Amorites, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:20 - And Og, king of Bashan, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:21 - And gave their land as a heritage, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:22 - Even a heritage to Israel His servant, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:23 - Who remembered us in our low estate, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Psalms 136:24 - And has rescued us from our adversaries, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalms 136:25 - Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 136:26 - Give thanks to the God of heaven, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalms 138:2 - I will bow down toward Thy holy temple, And give thanks to Thy name for Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth; For Thou hast magnified Thy word according to all Thy name.

Psalms 138:8 - The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Thy hands.

Psalms 143:8 - Let me hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in Thee; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to Thee I lift up my soul.

Psalms 143:12 - And in Thy lovingkindness cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Thy servant.

Psalms 144:2 - My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer; My shield and He in whom I take refuge; Who subdues my people under me.

Psalms 145:8 - The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

Psalms 147:11 - The LORD favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

Proverbs 16:6 - By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.

Isaiah 16:5 - A throne will even be established in lovingkindness, And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David; Moreover, he will seek justice And be prompt in righteousness.

Isaiah 54:8 - "In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you," Says the LORD your Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:10 - "For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken," Says the LORD who has compassion on you.

Jeremiah 9:24 - but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 16:5 - For thus says the LORD, "Do not enter a house of mourning, or go to lament or to console them; for I have withdrawn My peace from this people," declares the LORD, "[My] lovingkindness and compassion.

Jeremiah 31:3 - The LORD appeared to him from afar, [saying], "I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.

Jeremiah 32:18 - who showest lovingkindness to thousands, but repayest the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God. The LORD of hosts is His name;

Jeremiah 33:11 - the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, "Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting"; [and of those] who bring a thank offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,' says the LORD.

Lamentations 3:22 - The LORD's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.

Lamentations 3:32 - For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

Daniel 9:4 - And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Hosea 2:19 - "And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion,

Joel 2:13 - And rend your heart and not your garments." Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness, And relenting of evil.

Jonah 4:2 - And he prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD, was not this what I said while I was still in my [own] country? Therefore, in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that Thou art a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.