a hymn of praise

 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; 
       he turned to me and heard my cry.

 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, 
       out of the mud and mire; 
       he set my feet on a rock 
       and gave me a firm place to stand.

 3 He put a new song in my mouth, 
       a hymn of praise to our God.

                                   Psalm 40:1-3