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, rather he turned his 4attention toward the 5wilderness. 2And Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel 6camping tribe by tribe; and 7the Spirit of God came upon him. 3Then he took up his discourse and said, “8The declaration of Balaam the son of Beor, And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened;4The declaration of him who 9hears the 10words of God, Who sees the 11vision of 12the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,5How pleasant are your tents, Jacob, Your dwelling places, Israel!6Like 13valleys that stretch out, Like gardens beside a 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, And smash them with his 20arrows.921He 22crouches, he lies down like a lion, And like a lioness, who 23dares to rouse him? 24Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.”