'Long' in the Bible

He made the hall of pillars 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. A portico was in front of the pillars, and a canopy with pillars was in front of them.

The foundation was made of large, costly stones 12 and 15 feet long.

Then he made 10 bronze water carts. Each water cart was six feet long, six feet wide, and 4½ feet high.

The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside the sanctuary; they are there to this day.

After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.”

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him.” But the people didn’t answer him a word.

When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?”He answered, “What peace can there be as long as there is so much prostitution and witchcraft from your mother Jezebel?”

He brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. They anointed him and clapped their hands and cried, “Long live the king!”

Have you not heard?I designed it long ago;I planned it in days gone by.I have now brought it to pass,and you have crushed fortified citiesinto piles of rubble.

Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or glory, or for the life of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have requested for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king,

He made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.

The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are there to this very day.

For Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet long, 7½ feet wide, and 4½ feet high and put it in the court. He stood on it, knelt down in front of the entire congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.

They brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and cried, “Long live the king!”

The king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So I gave him a definite time, and it pleased the king to send me.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

At the end of this time, the king held a week-long banquet in the garden courtyard of the royal palace for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were present in the fortress of Susa.

How long will you go on saying these things?Your words are a blast of wind.

Wisdom is found with the elderly,and understanding comes with long life.

You would call, and I would answer You.You would long for the work of Your hands.

How long until you stop talking?Show some sense, and then we can talk.

How long will you torment meand crush me with words?

as long as my breath is still in meand the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!

Do not long for the nightwhen nations will disappear from their places.

Don’t you know? You were already born;you have lived so long!

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?How long will you love what is worthlessand pursue a lie?Selah

my whole being is shaken with terror.And You, Lord—how long?

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?Forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long will I store up anxious concerns within me,agony in my mind every day?How long will my enemy dominate me?

Only goodness and faithful love will pursue meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordas long as I live.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,for You are the God of my salvation;I wait for You all day long.

When I kept silent, my bones became brittlefrom my groaning all day long.

Who is the man who delights in life,loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

Lord, how long will You look on?Rescue my life from their ravages,my only one from the young lions.

And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,Your praise all day long.

I am bent over and brought low;all day long I go around in mourning.

Those who seek my life set traps,and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;they plot treachery all day long.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my waysso that I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth with a muzzleas long as the wicked are in my presence.”

BOOK II(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water,so I long for You, God.

My tears have been my food day and night,while all day long people say to me,“Where is your God?”

My adversaries taunt me,as if crushing my bones,while all day long they say to me,“Where is your God?”

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.God, we have heard with our ears—our ancestors have told us—the work You accomplished in their days,in days long ago:

We boast in God all day long;we will praise Your name forever.Selah

My disgrace is before me all day long,and shame has covered my face,

Because of You we are slain all day long;we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.

God, the One enthroned from long ago,will hear and will humiliate themSelahbecause they do not changeand do not fear God.

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;he fights and oppresses me all day long.

They twist my words all day long;all their thoughts against me are evil.

How long will you threaten a man?Will all of you attackas if he were a leaning wallor a tottering stone fence?

So I will praise You as long as I live;at Your name, I will lift up my hands.

My mouth is full of praiseand honor to You all day long.

My mouth will tell about Your righteousnessand Your salvation all day long,though I cannot sum them up.

Therefore, my tongue will proclaimYour righteousness all day long,for those who seek my harmwill be disgraced and confounded.

May he continue while the sun enduresand as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

May he live long!May gold from Sheba be given to him.May prayer be offered for him continually,and may he be blessed all day long.

May his name endure forever;as long as the sun shines,may his fame increase.May all nations be blessed by himand call him blessed.

For I am afflicted all day longand punished every morning.

Remember Your congregation,which You purchased long agoand redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession.Remember Mount Zion where You dwell.

There are no signs for us to see.There is no longer a prophet.And none of us knows how long this will last.

God, how long will the enemy mock?Will the foe insult Your name forever?

Rise up, God, defend Your cause!Remember the insultsthat fools bring against You all day long.

I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.My hands were continually lifted upall night long;I refused to be comforted.

I consider days of old,years long past.

How long, Yahweh? Will You be angry forever?Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire?

Lord God of Hosts,how long will You be angrywith Your people’s prayers?

“How long will you judge unjustlyand show partiality to the wicked?Selah

I long and yearnfor the courts of the Lord;my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

Be gracious to me, Lord,for I call to You all day long.

My eyes are worn out from crying.Lord, I cry out to You all day long;I spread out my hands to You.

They surround me like water all day long;they close in on me from every side.

They rejoice in Your name all day long,and they are exalted by Your righteousness.

I will establish his line forever,his throne as long as heaven lasts.

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever?Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

Lord—how long?Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

I will satisfy him with a long lifeand show him My salvation.

Lord, how long will the wicked—how long will the wicked gloat?

My enemies taunt me all day long;they ridicule and curse me.

Long ago You established the earth,and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Because He has turned His ear to me,I will call out to Him as long as I live.

How I long for Your precepts!Give me life through Your righteousness.

Lord, I remember Your judgments from long agoand find comfort.

כ KafI long for Your salvation;I put my hope in Your word.

מ MemHow I love Your instruction!It is my meditation all day long.

I open my mouth and pantbecause I long for Your commands.

Long ago I learned from Your decreesthat You have established them forever.

I long for Your salvation, Lord,and Your instruction is my delight.

I have lived too longwith those who hate peace.

Plowmen plowed over my back;they made their furrows long.

who plan evil in their hearts.They stir up wars all day long.

For the enemy has pursued me,crushing me to the ground,making me live in darknesslike those long dead.

Let me experienceYour faithful love in the morning,for I trust in You.Reveal to me the way I should gobecause I long for You.

I will praise the Lord all my life;I will sing to my God as long as I live.

“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?How long will you mockers enjoy mockingand you fools hate knowledge?

Long life is in her right hand;in her left, riches and honor.

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?When will you get up from your sleep?

My husband isn’t home;he went on a long journey.

“The Lord made meat the beginning of His creation,before His works of long ago.

He is filled with craving all day long,but the righteous give and don’t hold back.