Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!
Oh, that I could know how to find him— come to his dwelling place;
Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?
Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne?
But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.
My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God,
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, like that of a man with his neighbor.
“Today also my complaint is bitter, his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
In the path of thy judgments, O Lord, we wait for thee; thy memorial name is the desire of our soul.
Truly, thou art a God who hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
“Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against thee.
Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,