Psalm 69:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.
2 I sink in deep mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood sweeps over me.
3 I am weary with my crying out;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.
I was led here after yesterday’s article Chosen. It is my hope that some of us can find relevant meaning in this Psalm. These words have definitely touch me as they relate to events that have unfolded for me in the past few days. Perhaps we all have felt this way at some time.
Perhaps these words take you back to a time when you felt those first pangs of salvation. Perhaps present events are overwhelming you. Whether eternal salvation is required or help in dealing with current events, the words remain true and relevant.
How did we come to feel this way, like we are drowning? Where did we lose our footing? Why do I feel overwhelmed? Is it my fault or am I caught up in the momentum of events in which the collective is experiencing the same things?
The last line quoted today is touching me deeply. I am waiting on the Lord but my eyes are not looking to the light and things grow dim without light. That is not something I like to admit, but I do not think I am alone in the sentiment.
This psalm is a good representation of order. First we feel this way. Then we confess it. Then we look for answers. Perhaps some of us are only at that point where we feel this way but have yet to express or confess how we feel. Answers rarely come without first admitting there is a problem.
Can we find relevant meaning in these verses today? Confess it.