'May' in the Bible

Pay homage to the Son or He will be angryand you will perish in your rebellion,for His anger may ignite at any moment.All those who take refuge in Him are happy.

Salvation belongs to the Lord;may Your blessing be on Your people.Selah

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;let them shout for joy forever.May You shelter them,and may those who love Your name boast about You.

may an enemy pursue and overtake me;may he trample me to the groundand leave my honor in the dust.Selah

so that I may declare all Your praises.I will rejoice in Your salvationwithin the gates of Daughter Zion.

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressedso that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lipsand the tongue that speaks boastfully.

The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!The God of my salvation is exalted.

May the words of my mouthand the meditation of my heartbe acceptable to You,Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble;may the name of Jacob’s God protect you.

May He send you help from the sanctuaryand sustain you from Zion.

May He remember all your offeringsand accept your burnt offering.Selah

May He give you what your heart desiresand fulfill your whole purpose.

Let us shout for joy at your victoryand lift the banner in the name of our God.May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

Lord, give victory to the king!May He answer us on the day that we call.

The humble will eat and be satisfied;those who seek the Lord will praise Him.May your hearts live forever!

Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?Who may stand in His holy place?

May integrity and what is rightwatch over me,for I wait for You.

May the Lord be praised,for He has heard the sound of my pleading.

For His anger lasts only a moment,but His favor, a lifetime.Weeping may spend the night,but there is joy in the morning.

May the Lord be praised,for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to mein a city under siege.

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to Youat a time that You may be found.When great floodwaters come,they will not reach him.

May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh,for we put our hope in You.

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.”

Turn Your angry gaze from meso that I may be cheered upbefore I die and am gone.”

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedfrom everlasting to everlasting.Amen and amen.

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

so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.

Save with Your right hand, and answer me,so that those You love may be rescued.

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

May he sit enthroned before God forever;appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.

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

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.May God be gracious to us and bless us;look on us with favorSelah

so that Your way may be known on earth,Your salvation among all nations.

May the Lord be praised!Day after day He bears our burdens;God is our salvation.Selah

so that your foot may wade in bloodand your dogs’ tongues may have their sharefrom the enemies.”

God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.May God be praised!

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

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

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

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,help the poor,and crush the oppressor.

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

May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,like spring showers that water the earth.

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.

May desert tribes kneel before himand his enemies lick the dust.

May the kings of Tarshishand the coasts and islands bring tribute,the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

May he live long!May gold from Sheba be given to him.May prayer be offered for him continually,and may he be blessed all day long.

May there be plenty of grain in the land;may it wave on the tops of the mountains.May its crops be like Lebanon.May people flourish in the citieslike the grass of the field.

May his name endure forever;as long as the sun shines,may his fame increase.May all nations be blessed by himand call him blessed.

May the Lord God, the God of Israel,who alone does wonders, be praised.

May His glorious name be praised forever;the whole earth is filled with His glory.Amen and amen.

My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heart,my portion forever.

May they know that You alone—whose name is Yahweh—are the Most High over all the earth.

Will You not revive us againso that Your people may rejoice in You?

His salvation is very near those who fear Him,so that glory may dwell in our land.

May my prayer reach Your presence;listen to my cry.

May the Lord be praised forever.Amen and amen.

Teach us to number our days carefullyso that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful loveso that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

My eyes favor the faithful of the landso that they may sit down with me.The one who follows the way of integritymay serve me.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;may the Lord rejoice in His works.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him;I will rejoice in the Lord.

May sinners vanish from the earthand wicked people be no more.My soul, praise Yahweh!Hallelujah!

so that I may enjoy the prosperityof Your chosen ones,rejoice in the joy of Your nation,and boast about Your heritage.

Save us, Yahweh our God,and gather us from the nations,so that we may give thanks to Your holy nameand rejoice in Your praise.

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedfrom everlasting to everlasting.Let all the people say, “Amen!”Hallelujah!

Save with Your right hand and answer meso that those You love may be rescued.

so they may know that this is Your handand that You, Lord, have done it.

May the Lord add to your numbers,both yours and your children’s.

May you be blessed by the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.

I have treasured Your word in my heartso that I may not sin against You.

Lord, may You be praised;teach me Your statutes.

Open my eyes so that I may contemplatewonderful things from Your instruction.

May Your faithful love comfort meas You promised Your servant.

May Your compassion come to meso that I may live,for Your instruction is my delight.

May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutesso that I will not be put to shame.

Depart from me, you evil ones,so that I may obey my God’s commands.

I am Your servant; give me understandingso that I may know Your decrees.

May Your hand be ready to help me,for I have chosen Your precepts.

Let me live, and I will praise You;may Your judgments help me.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:“May those who love you prosper;

may there be peace within your walls,prosperity within your fortresses.”

May the Lord bless you from Zion,so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalemall the days of your life

Then none who pass by will say,“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”We bless you in the name of Yahweh.

But with You there is forgiveness,so that You may be revered.

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,and may Your godly people shout for joy.

May the Lord,Maker of heaven and earth,bless you from Zion.

May the Lord be praised from Zion;He dwells in Jerusalem.Hallelujah!

If I forget you, Jerusalem,may my right hand forget its skill.

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouthif I do not remember you,if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

May my prayer be set before You as incense,the raising of my hands as the evening offering.

Teach me to do Your will,for You are my God.May Your gracious Spiritlead me on level ground.

Davidic.May the Lord, my rock, be praised,who trains my hands for battleand my fingers for warfare.