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my sanity returned

Daniel 4:34-37 (JDV)

Daniel 4:34 But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to the sky, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Highest and honored and glorified him who lives permanently: You see, his dominion is a permanent dominion, and his kingdom lasts from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:35 All the inhabitants of the land are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants with the army of the sky and the inhabitants of the land. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”
Daniel 4:36 At that time my sanity returned to me, and my majesty and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and my nobles sought me out, I was reestablished over my kingdom, and even more greatness came to me.
Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and glorify the King of the sky, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

my sanity returned

Morey comments on verse 36: “The various Hebrew and Greek words that are translated as “reason” in our English versions always refer either to sanity or to common sense (Daniel 4:36; Acts 6:2 KJV). Since the abstract concept of “Reason” was not developed until the Renaissance, this is to be expected. Instead of seeking to justify Divine revelation before human reason, the authors of Scripture always demanded that human reason justify itself before revelation! Human reason was correct to the degree it agreed with revelation and not the other way around” (7-8).

Our attitude toward God’s revelation can serve as a sort of barometer to test our pride. Do we believe the Bible only when we find its statement reasonable? What if our reason or sanity is the problem? Only when Nebuchadnezzar stopped living in the arrogance of his own thoughts did his sanity return.

Morey, Robert A. Here Is Your God: A Study in the Nature and Attributes of God. Crowne Publications 1989.