'Long' in the Bible

Who wait for death, but it does not come,And dig (search) for death more [diligently] than for hidden treasures,

“Oh that my request would come to pass,And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

So am I allotted months of futility and suffering,And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.

“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me],Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

“How long will you say these things?And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.

“How long will you torment and exasperate meAnd crush me with words?

As long as my life is within me,And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,

“I hold fast my uprightness and my right standing with God and I will not let them go;My heart does not reproach me for any of my days.