⁹ Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness^(A)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed^(B)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”^(C)

¹⁰ They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar^(A) like a lion.^(B)
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling^(C) from the west.^(D)

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