Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.