'May' in the Bible

Deliverance comes from the LORD! May your blessing be on your people. Interlude To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic Psalm

Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.

But I, because of the abundance of your gracious love, may come into your house. In awe of you, I will worship in your holy Temple.

Let all those who take refuge in you rejoice! Let them shout for joy forever, and may you protect them. Let those who love your name exult in you.

so I may declare everything for which you should be praised in the gates of the daughter of Zion, so I will rejoice in your deliverance.

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.

May Israel's deliverance come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad. A Davidic Psalm.

LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

from men, LORD, by your hand from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring.

The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God of my deliverance be exalted!

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

May the LORD answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

May he send you help from the sanctuary, and may he sustain you from Zion.

May he remember all your gifts, and may he accept your burnt offerings. Interlude

May he give you what your heart desires, and may he fulfill all your plans.

May we shout for joy at your deliverance and unfurl our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him, "May you live forever!"

Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his Holy Place?

Lift up your heads, gates! Be lifted up, ancient doors, so the King of Glory may come in.

Lift up your heads, gates! Be lifted up, ancient doors, so the King of Glory may come in.

The intimate counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him so they may know his covenant.

so I may praise you loudly with thanksgiving and declare all your wondrous acts.

I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD's Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple.

For his wrath is only momentary; yet his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but shouts of joy will come in the morning.

so that I may sing praise to you and not remain silent. LORD, my God, I will give you thanks forever! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

May your face shine on your servant; in your gracious love, deliver me.

LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David left.

May their path be dark and slippery, as the messenger of the LORD tracks them down.

May those who seek to destroy my life be ashamed and confounded; let them be driven backwards and humiliated, particularly those who wish me evil.

Let all who seek you shout for joy and be glad in you. May those who love your deliverance say, "The LORD be magnified!" continuously.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think about me. You are my help and deliverer. My God, do not tarry too long! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back!

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When may I come and appear in God's presence?

Send forth your light and your truth so they may guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling places.

Take note of her ramparts; investigate her citadels; that you may speak about them to the next generation.

Let death seize them! May they be plunged alive into the afterlife, for wicked things are in their homes and among them.

For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when he fled from Saul into a cave.

Be exalted above the heavens, God! May your glory cover the earth!

Be exalted above the heavens, God! May your glory cover the earth! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy".

May they flow away like rain water that runs off, may they become like someone who shoots broken arrows.

May they be like a snail that dries up as it crawls; like a woman's stillborn baby, who never saw the sun.

Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield.

But you have given a banner to those who fear you, so they may display it in honor of truth. Interlude

So your loved ones may be delivered, save us by your power and answer us quickly!

Add day after day to the king's life; may his years continue for many generations.

May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.

May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.

May God show us favor and bless us; may he truly show us his favor. Interlude

May the earth yield its produce. May God, our God, bless us.

May God truly bless us so that all the nations of the earth will fear him. To the Director of music: A Psalm. A song.

You ascended to the heights, you took captives. You received gifts among mankind, even the rebellious, so the LORD God may live there.

that your feet may wade through blood. The tongues of your dogs will have their portions from your enemies."

As for me, LORD, may my prayer to you come at a favorable time. God, in the abundance of your gracious love, answer me with your sure deliverance.

May their dining tables entrap them, and become a snare for their allies.

May their eyes be blinded and may their bodies tremble continuously.

May you pour out your fury on them. May your burning anger overtake them.

May their camp become desolate and their tents remain unoccupied.

May you punish them for their crimes; may they receive no verdict of innocence from you.

May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.

As for me, I am afflicted and hurting; may your deliverance, God, establish me on high.

Let me praise the name of God with a song that I may magnify him with thanksgiving.

The afflicted will watch and rejoice. May you who seek God take courage.

For God will deliver Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah so they may live there and possess them.

May those who seek to kill me be publicly humiliated. May those who take pleasure in my harm be turned back in humiliation.

May those who say "Aha! Aha!" be turned back because of their shameful deeds.

Let those who seek you greatly rejoice in you. Let those who love your deliverance say, "May God be continuously exalted."

Be my sheltering refuge where I may go continuously; command my deliverance for you are my rock and fortress.

May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice.

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness.

May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor.

May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation.

May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.

May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts, and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute.

May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him.

May he live long and be given gold from Sheba, and may prayer be offered for him continuously, and may he be blessed every day.

May grain be abundant in the land all the way to the mountain tops; may its fruits flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and may the cities sprout like the grass of the earth.

May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.

And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

My body and mind may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever.

God of the Heavenly Armies, restore us and show your favor, so we may be delivered.

May you support the man at your right hand; the son of man whom you have raised for yourself.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, open your mouth that I may fill it.

Will you restore our lives again so that your people may rejoice in you?

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

Teach me your ways, LORD, that I may walk in your truth; let me wholeheartedly revere your name.

teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom.

Satisfy us in the morning with your gracious love so we may sing for joy and rejoice every day.

May your awesome deeds be revealed to your servants, as well as your splendor to their children.

May your favor be on us, Lord our God; make our endeavors successful; yes, make our endeavors secure! A Davidic Psalm

The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice! May many islands be glad!

My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land, so they may live with me; The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.

LORD, hear my prayer! May my cry for help come to you.

May the descendants of your servants live securely, and may their children be established in your presence." Davidic

May the glory of the LORD last forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works!

May my thoughts be pleasing to him; indeed, I will rejoice in the LORD!

May sinners disappear from the land and the wicked live no longer. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!

Deliver us, LORD our God, gather us from among the nations so we may praise your holy name and rejoice in praising you.

Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD. A song. A Davidic psalm.