^2 [a](A)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
^(B)This is my God, and I will praise Him;
^(C)My father’s God, and I will ^(D)exalt Him.

40 I ^(A)waited ^[a]patiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and ^(B)heard my cry.
² He brought me up out of the ^(C)pit of ^[b]destruction, out of the mud;
And ^(D)He set my feet on a rock, ^(E)making my footsteps firm.
³ He put a ^(F)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will ^(G)see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.

¹⁶⁶ I ^(A)hope for Your salvation, Lord,
And do Your commandments.

¹⁷⁴ I ^(A)long for Your salvation, Lord,
And Your Law is my ^(B)delight.

⁷ But as for me, I will ^(A)be on the watch for the Lord;
I will ^(B)wait for the God of my salvation.
My ^(C)God will hear me.