Job 23:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: Behold, I go forward - These two verses paint in vivid colors the distress and anxiety of a soul in search of the favor of God. No means are left untried, no place unexplored, in order to find the object of his research. This is a true description of the conduct of a genuine penitent.