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For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.

So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—

The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.

And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.

The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.

One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.

He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.

Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.

The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.

When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”

Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”

Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—

The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.

The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.

The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.

The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.

He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”

He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

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

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

Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

…who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,

“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

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

“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

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

…as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,

Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

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

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

How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah

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

Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.

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

How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.

How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

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

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

All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity.

How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.

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

How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.

Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.