"I am wearied with my sighing. This is Rabbi Zechariah ben HaKatzav who said to the sages: 'This sanctuary has not moved its hand from my hand since the time when the Gentiles entered the sanctuary until they left.' They said to him, 'A person cannot testify about himself.' He began to weep and wiped away tears from his bed, where his wife slept. He knew that his wife was pure for him, but she was not recognized by the decree of the sages. He recited the verse, 'I am wearied with my sighing, and I find no rest.'"
Tears That Reach the Gates of Heaven
Midrash Tehillim 6:7