Numbers 24:1-9

1When Balaam saw that it 1pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to 2seek 3omens but he set his face toward the 4wilderness. 2And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel 5camping tribe by tribe; and 6the Spirit of God came upon him. 3He took up his 7discourse and said, “8The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, And the oracle of the man whose eye is opened;4The oracle of him who 9hears the 10words of God, Who sees the 11vision of 12the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,5How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!6Like 13valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside the river, Like 14aloes planted by the Lord, Like 15cedars beside the waters.7Water will flow from his buckets, And his seed will be by many waters, And his king shall be higher than 16Agag, 17And his kingdom shall be exalted.818God brings him out of Egypt, He is for him like the horns of the wild ox. 19He will devour the nations who are his adversaries, And will crush their bones in pieces, And shatter them with his 20arrows.921He 22couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a 23lion, who 24dares rouse him? 25Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.”