I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
    
and he turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
    
out of the mud and the mire.

He set my feet on solid ground
    
and steadied me as I walked along.

He has given me a new song to sing,
    
a hymn of praise to our God.

Psalm 40:1-3

(The Old Mill, Little Rock, AR)