Job 23:8-9, Psa 13:1 | ESV | STEP | Behold , I go forward , but he is not there, and backward , but I do not perceive him;

c Ps. 10:12; 44:24; 74:19, 23; Lam. 5:20

Job 23:8-9

8 “Behold, ^aI go forward, but he is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him;
he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.

Psalms 13:1

How Long, O Lord?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^bHow long, O Lord? Will you ^cforget me forever?
How long will you ^dhide your face from me?