“ But if I go to the east, God isn’t there. If I go to the west, I don’t find him.

“只是，我往前行，他不在那里，往后退，也不能见他。

“看哪，我往前走，他不在那里；往后退，也没有察觉他。

“看哪，我往前走，他不在那里；往后退，也没有察觉他。

“然而，我去东边，祂不在那里；我到西边，也找不到祂。

可是我往前走，他不在那里；我若往后退，我也不能见他。

只是，我往前行，他不在那裏，往後退，也不能見他。

「看哪，我往前走，他不在那裏；往後退，也沒有察覺他。

「看哪，我往前走，他不在那裏；往後退，也沒有察覺他。

「然而，我去東邊，祂不在那裡；我到西邊，也找不到祂。

可是我往前走，他不在那裡；我若往後退，我也不能見他。

『啊，我往東行，他不在那裏；往西邊呢，我也不能見他；

我行於前、彼不在焉、我退於後、亦不見之、

乃趨之於前、而彼不見、索之於後、而彼不在、

乃我往東主不在焉、往西不見之、

“ But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.

“ Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him;

I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him.

If I go east, he is not there, and if I go west, I cannot perceive him.

“ Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

“ Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.

Behold, I go forward, but he[ is] not[ there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

“ If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.

“ If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can’t find him;

So he certainly won’t listen to you. When you say you don’t see him, he won’t hear you. He won’t listen when you state your case to him. He won’t pay attention even if you wait for him.

When he passes by me, I can’t see him. When he goes past me, I can’t recognize him.

God is the only one who can’t die. He lives in light that no one can get close to. No one has seen him. No one can see him. Honor and power belong to him forever. Amen.

Lord, why are you so far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

You are a God who has been hiding yourself. You are the God of Israel. You save us.

Lord, how long must I wait? Will you forget me forever? How long will you turn your face away from me?How long must I struggle with my thoughts? How long must my heart be sad day after day? How long will my enemies keep winning the battle over me?Lord my God, look at me and answer me. Give me new life, or I will die.