“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him;
Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
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