²⁰ that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he ^(A)may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, ^(B)so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.

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

³² You shall be careful therefore 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 But ^(A)when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, ^(B)he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. ^21 (C)He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, ^(D)until he knew that the ^(E)Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. ²² And you his son,^{[a] (F)}Belshazzar, ^(G)have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, ²³ but you have lifted up yourself against ^(H)the Lord of heaven. And ^(I)the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. ^(J)And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, ^(K)but the God in whose hand is your breath, and ^(L)whose are all your ways, ^(M)you have not honored.

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of David.

⁷ So ^(A)to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,^{[a] (B)}a thorn was given me in the flesh, ^(C)a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.

¹³ But it will ^(A)not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like ^(B)a shadow, because he does not fear before God.