And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, go with them, but only the word which I speak to thee, that shall thou do.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed.

And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Thou shalt not curse

Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what LORD will speak to me more.

And Balaam said to Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go. Perhaps LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him. [Remember] from Shittim to Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of LORD.

For they

Behold, I have received to bless. And he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and be thou a blessing.

and said, By myself I have sworn, says LORD, because thou have done this thing, and have not withheld thy son, thine only son,

Nevertheless LORD thy God would not hearken to Balaam, but LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing to thee, because LORD thy God loved thee.

Happy are thou, O Israel. Who is like thee, a people saved by LORD, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee, and thou shall tread upon their high places.

blessed [are] the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is LORD.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in LORD his God,

Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly things in Christ.

General references

but I would not hearken to Balaam. Therefore he blessed you greatly. So I delivered you out of his hand.