'Seek' in the Bible

“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him,And I would commit my cause to God;

“Why then do You not pardon my transgressionAnd take away my sin and guilt?For now I will lie down in the dust;And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”

“If you would [diligently] seek GodAnd implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.