He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
And Sirion (Mount Hermon) like a young, wild ox.

The voice of the Lord makes the doe labor and give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple all are saying, “Glory!”

The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].

I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.

O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.

The fire [of war] devoured His young men,
And His [bereaved] virgins had no wedding songs.

From tending the ewes with nursing young He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

The bird has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.

You will tread upon the lion and cobra;
The young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

The young lions roar after their prey
And seek their food from God.

Your people will offer themselves willingly [to participate in Your battle] in the day of Your power;
In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,
Your young men are to You as the dew.

Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].

He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.

Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.