Psalm 69:1-3 Save me, O God, for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Sometimes we get overwhelmed with a flood of deep waters, which threaten our feelings, thoughts, and worries. We respond by asking God to save us and bring us above the flood. He does so in our Baptism where the Old Man drowns and dies and sin and guilt is judged.
During an overwhelming time we grow weary of crying, both crying from depression and crying out to the Lord. We get tired of weeping over our miseries and crying for relief. Jesus says, “Come unto me, ye weary, and I will give you rest [Matthew 11:28].” When we cry, we know whom to cry to, the Lord of all good, rest, and comfort.
Then in confident faith we wait for God. We know He cares, hears, and answers, but we continue trusting while we wait. At the right time the Lord will come and lift our spirits and lift us above the flood. We cry and wait in patient faith.