That night God came to Balaam and said, "If these men have come to ask you to go with them, get ready and go, but do only what I tell you."

At night when people are asleep, God speaks in dreams and visions.

God speaks to make them stop their sinning and to save them from becoming proud.

While Pilate was sitting in the judgment hall, his wife sent him a message: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night I suffered much on account of him."

But please spend the night, as the others did, so that I may learn whether or not the LORD has something else to tell me."

Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I go to see whether or not the LORD will meet me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." So he went alone to the top of a hill,

Then Balak said to Balaam, "Come with me to another place from which you can see only some of the Israelites. Curse them for me from there."

Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, and I will meet God over there."

My people, remember what King Balak of Moab planned to do to you and how Balaam son of Beor answered him. Remember the things that happened on the way from the camp at Acacia to Gilgal. Remember these things and you will realize what I did in order to save you."

I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.

I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.

"I make a vow by my own name---the LORD is speaking---that I will richly bless you. Because you did this and did not keep back your only son from me,

All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants---all because you obeyed my command."

But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; instead he turned the curse into a blessing, because he loved you.

Israel, how happy you are! There is no one like you, a nation saved by the LORD. The LORD himself is your shield and your sword, to defend you and give you victory. Your enemies will come begging for mercy, and you will trample them down.

Happy is the nation of whom this is true; happy are the people whose God is the LORD!

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them and who depend on the LORD their God,

This is what David meant when he spoke of the happiness of the person whom God accepts as righteous, apart from anything that person does:

"Happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sins are pardoned!

For God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blesses.

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world.