So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.

Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is destroyed?”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

Moses Pleads for the People

And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people be disrespectful to Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs that I have performed in their midst?

“How long shall I put up with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel which they are voicing against Me.

Nevertheless Kain will suffer devastation; How long will Asshur keep you captive?”

For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, as long as I have been alive with you until today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?

Israel Is Circumcised

Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel.

So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Then Eli said to her, “How long will you behave like a drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”

Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Should the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that it will be bitter in the end? So how long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from pursuing their kinsmen?”

Now she had on a long-sleeved garment; for this is how the virgin daughters of the king dressed themselves in robes. Then his attendant took her out and locked the door behind her.

But Barzillai said to the king, “How long do I still have to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to struggle with the two choices? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him so much as a word.

Then the king said to me, with the queen sitting beside him, “How long will your journey be, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.

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

“How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding, and then we can talk.

“How long will you torment me And crush me with words?

You sons of man, how long will my honor be treated as an insult? How long will you love what is worthless and strive for a lie? Selah

And my soul is greatly horrified; But You, Lord—how long?

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

How long, Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long am I to feel anxious in my soul, With grief in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

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

How long will you attack a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?