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

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

When he was seated upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man, for I have 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 the LORD will say unto me again.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell thee. And thus he went alone.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal: that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

For they

Behold, I have received blessing; 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 thou shalt be a blessing.

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

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

Blessed art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help and the sword of thy excellency? Thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee, and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Blessed is that people, that is in such a case; yea, blessed is that people, whose God is the LORD.

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

Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man unto whom God doth attribute righteousness without works,

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly things in Christ;

General references

But I would not hearken unto Balaam; to the contrary, he blessed you repeatedly, and I delivered you out of his hand.