²⁰ that his heart may not ^[a]be lifted above his brethren, that he ^(A)may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may ^[b]prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.

⁵ because David ^(A)did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, ^(B)except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

³² “Therefore you shall ^[a]be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; ^(A)you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

^20 (A)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. ²¹ Then he was ^(B)driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, ^(C)till he ^[a]knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.

²² “But you his son, Belshazzar, ^(D)have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. ^23 (E)And you have ^[b]lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the ^(F)vessels of ^[c]His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, ^(G)which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand ^(H)and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

Submit to God, Resist the Devil

⁵ Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, ^(A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for

The Thorn in the Flesh

⁷ And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a ^(A)thorn in the flesh was given to me, ^(B)a messenger of Satan to ^[a]buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.