4120 occurrences in 13 translations

'May' in the Bible

May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord's angel attacks them!

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

May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say, "May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure."

For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.”

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.”

O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!

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.

May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be humiliated and disgraced!

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 thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

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.

in your splendor ride triumphantlyin the cause of truth, humility, and justice.May your right hand show your awe-inspiring acts.

Your children will take the place of your fathers; so that you may make them rulers over all the earth.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.

He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"

May our God come and not keep silence;Fire devours before Him,And it is very tempestuous around Him.

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

“He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me;And to him who orders his way rightly [who follows the way that I show him],I shall show the salvation of God.”

Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

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

In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!

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".

which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

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

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see 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.

Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

Add days to the king’s life;may his years span many generations.

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

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

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

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

May God be praised!He has not turned away my prayeror turned His faithful love from me.

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.

When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

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

That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.

May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

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.

Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink;May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.

May the flood of water not overflow meNor the deep swallow me up,Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

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.

Make their fortification desolate;may no one live in their tents.

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.

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

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

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 thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;may those who seek my harmbe covered with disgrace and humiliation.

My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

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

May the mountains bring prosperity to the peopleand the hills, righteousness.

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

May the righteous flourish in his daysand prosperity abounduntil the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to seaand from the Euphratesto the ends of the earth.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלי אוּלי 
'uwlay 
Usage: 45

הוה הוא 
Hava' 
be thou , be , shall be , may be , hath
Usage: 6

יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

ἄνοιξις 
Anoixis 
Usage: 1

δύναμαι 
Dunamai 
can , cannot , be able , may , able ,
Usage: 140

ἔξεστι 
Exesti 
be lawful , may , let
Usage: 24

εὐπρόσεδρος 
Euprosedros 
Usage: 1

ἰσχύω 
Ischuo 
can , be able , avail , prevail , be whole , cannot , can do , may ,
Usage: 19

ἴσως 
Isos 
it may be
Usage: 0

καύχησις 
Kauchesis 
Usage: 12

οἰκοδομή 
Oikodome 
Usage: 17

τυγχάνω 
Tugchano 
obtain , be , chance , little , enjoy , may be , not tr ,
Usage: 11

ὦ 
be , may be , should be , is , might be , were , not tr ,
Usage: 41

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