That He may turnmanaside[from his] conduct,And keepmanfrom pride;
But Godcameto Abimelechin a dreamof the night,and saidto him, "Behold,you are a deadman becauseof the womanwhomyou have taken,for she is married."
Then Godsaidto him in the dream,"Yes,I knowthat in the integrityof your heartyou have donethis,and I alsokeptyou from sinningagainst Me; thereforeI did not letyou touchher.
But Hezekiahgavenoreturnfor the benefithe received,becausehis heartwas proud;therefore wrathcameon him and on Judahand Jerusalem.
"My daysare past,my plansare tornapart,[Even] the wishesof my heart.
ThenHe opensthe earsof men,And sealstheir instruction,
He keepsbackhis soulfrom the pit,And his lifefrom passingoverinto Sheol.
For thereis a proper timeand procedurefor everydelight,thougha man'stroubleis heavyupon him.
The proudlookof manwill be abasedAnd the loftinessof manwill be humbled,And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day.
The LORDof hostshas plannedit, to defilethe prideof allbeauty,To despiseallthe honoredof the earth.
"Therefore,behold,I will hedgeup her waywith thorns,And I will builda wallagainst her so that she cannotfindher paths.
While he was sittingon the judgment seat,his wifesenthim [a message], saying,"Have nothingto do with that righteous Man;for last nightI sufferedgreatlyin a dreambecauseof Him."
Because of the surpassing greatnessof the revelations,for this reason,to keepme from exaltingmyself, there was givenme a thornin the flesh,a messengerof Satanto tormentme-- to keepme from exaltingmyself!
"In the wildernessHe fedyou mannawhichyour fathersdid not know,that He might humbleyou and that He might testyou, to dogoodfor you in the end.
Humbleyourselves in the presenceof the Lord,and He will exaltyou.
