Giving God Something to Hear

 Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
    out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
    making my steps secure.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord. 

Here we have yet another psalm of David where he recounts calling out, crying out, to the Lord in his time of need and being heard by him.  He was able to see the answer of God - not only in his circumstances, but even more significantly, in his heart and attitude. It was something he expected others to be able to observe and even learn from.  But David's first concern was to express back to God his thanksgiving and love for hearing and answering him.  He responded with a new song, given by God to sing sing back to Him.  Maybe you're not a singer, and you think your voice might not be a sweet, sweet sound in God's ear, but you can still reply with a cry of thanksgiving and praise, letting God know you know He has heard and answered your prayer.