In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.
“But these things you have concealed in your heart; I know that this is with you:
But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
“If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.
But if God is quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet he is over the individual and the nation alike,
How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!
If he passes by me, I cannot see him, if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden, O God of Israel, deliverer!
I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.