God came to visit Balaam that same night and told him, "If the men come to call on you, get up and go with them, but be sure to do only what I tell you to do."

in a dream or night vision, when a deep sleep falls on mankind while they sleep on their beds.

While he was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him a message that said, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, because today I have suffered terribly due to a dream I had about him."

Thou shalt not curse

Meanwhile, stay here overnight so I may learn what the LORD might say to me."

Then Balaam instructed Balak, "Stand by your offering and leave me alone by myself. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me. I'll tell you whatever he reveals to me."

"My people, recall how king Balak of Moab deliberated, and how Beor's son Balaam counseled him from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteousness of the LORD."

For they

Look! I've received a blessing, and so I will bless. I won't withdraw it.

I'll make a great nation of your descendants, I'll bless you, and I'll make your reputation great, so that you will be a blessing.

and said, "I have taken an oath to swear by myself," declares the LORD, "that since you have carried this out and have not withheld your only unique son,

However, the LORD your God didn't listen to Balaam. The LORD your God turned Balaam's curse into a blessing, because the LORD your God loves you.

How blessed are you, Israel! Who can be like you, a people delivered by the LORD, your shield of help and your finely crafted sword. May your enemies cower before you. You will tread down their high places."

Happy are the people to whom these things come; happy are the people whose God is the LORD. A Davidic Psalm

Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Likewise, David also speaks of the blessedness of the person whom God regards as righteous apart from actions:

For God's gifts and calling never change.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He has blessed us in the Messiah with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm,

General references

But I wasn't willing to listen to Balaam. So he had to bless you, and I delivered you from his control.