Psalm 69:1-3  – “Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. ² I have sunk in deep clay, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.  ³ I am weary with my calling out; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God today, I heard, “Troubled Waters.”  What could that mean?  Was it a warning?  Was it a call to intercession?  What was the message?

As I read Psalm 69, the message of verses 1-3 caught my attention.   “Save me, O God.”  Many have been the occasions I have cried those words.  Help was my passionate plea.  There have been times when I said, “LORD, it’s me again.  I’ve messed up again.  I need help again.”

The Psalmist continued, “FOR or because the waters have threatened my life.”   Waters?  Usually, water refers to people in Scripture.  But it can easily be trouble.  Sometimes, trouble comes through people.

“I have come into DEEP CLAY, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.”   Deep Clay?  Based on the verbiage and connections, I suggest this is a stronghold of the mind (thought patterns) that make life unstable and uncertain.  The flood of trouble is upon me, and I see no way out.

In verse 3, he says, “I am weary with my calling out; my throat is parched; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.”   The troubles of life have become so overwhelming that hopelessness is his constant companion.  He has cried out so much that he has become hoarse, which suggests that his desperation resulted in yelling at God!    HELP!  HELP!  HELP!  I’ve been there!

Psalm 73 brought comfort and hope to my heart.  The Psalmist confessed that he had looked at others and assumed they were treated better by God than he was.  Then in verses 16-17, the light came on.   In Psalm 71:14-15, we see a pathway to victory.   Wait on or before God in praise (maybe a sacrifice of praise).  Let that praise grow in intensity and frequency.   Rehearse in your mind Who God Is and All He Has Done!

Psalm 77:2 – “In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; my soul refused to be comforted.”   My focus is God, not trouble or man.    I refuse to allow false ease to prevail but am determined to press into His presence and be set free!   If life’s waters are troubled, take heart, the one who speaks to the wind is with us!

Lord, help us to move from the Deep Clay of Life to the Solid Rock of Jesus!