¹⁶ If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion^(A)
    and again display your awesome power against me.^(B)

¹³ I waited patiently^(A) till dawn,
    but like a lion he broke^(B) all my bones;^(C)
    day and night^(D) you made an end of me.

¹⁰ Like a bear lying in wait,
    like a lion^(A) in hiding,^(B)

⁹ He performs wonders^(A) that cannot be fathomed,^(B)
    miracles that cannot be counted.^(C)

⁸ The lion^(A) has roared^(B)—
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?^(C)

⁷ So I will be like a lion^(A) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
⁸ Like a bear robbed of her cubs,^(B)
    I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion^(C) I will devour them—
    a wild animal will tear them apart.^(D)