17 ^aDan shall be a serpent by the way,
A viper by the path,
That bites the horse’s heels
So that its rider shall fall backward. ‡

18 ^aI have waited for your salvation, O Lord! ‡

21 “Naphtali^a is a deer let loose;
He uses beautiful words. ‡

22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a well;
His branches run over the wall.