'May' in the Bible

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.

But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.

My soul is dry for need of God, the living God; when may I come and see the face of God?

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

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

Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

6 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.

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.

In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to 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.

May the seat of his authority be before God for ever; may mercy and righteousness keep him safe.

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)

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 give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)

So that men may see your way on the earth, and your salvation among all nations.

So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.

Take me from the grip of the sticky earth, so that I may not go down into it; let me be lifted up from the deep waters.

Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.

For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great.

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

May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

May there be wide-stretching fields of grain in the land, shaking on the top of the mountains, full of fruit like Lebanon: may its stems be unnumbered like the grass of the earth.

May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?

I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.

The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

The Lord is King; he is clothed with glory; the Lord is clothed with strength; power is the cord of his robe; the world is fixed, so that it may not be moved.

So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.

He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;

There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.

So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.

Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.

And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;

When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.

Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.

Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.

So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.

They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

Why may the nations say, Where is now their God?

May the Lord give you and your children still greater increase.

May you have the blessing of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?

How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.

Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;

Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.

So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;

So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.

So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.

And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.

And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.

Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.

Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.

I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.

The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.

In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.

Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

How may we give the Lord's song in a strange land?

Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.

Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?

The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)

Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.

He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.

So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

Wounds will be his and loss of honour, and his shame may not be washed away.