Charles Spurgeon Commentary Job 23:9

"On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him." — Job 23:9 (ASV)

On the left hand, where he does work, but I cannot behold him: he hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

If this is the case with you, be thankful that you want to see your God. Let your very desires for him, your anxiety because you miss him, and the sorrow of your spirit when you are, apparently, deserted by him, encourage you to believe that you are one of his children. Another woman's child will not cry after you, dear mother; it is your own child that cries after you, and if you were not a child of God, you would not long for and cry for the joy of his presence. If you were not his child, that presence would be no delight to you; it would be your dread.