'May' in the Bible

May you be blessed by the Lord, the creator of heaven and earth!

May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord's temple.

(Vav) May I experience your loyal love, O Lord, and your deliverance, as you promised.

May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.

May I experience your compassion, so I might live! For I find delight in your law.

May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

May your loyal followers turn to me, those who know your rules.

May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.

May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me!

May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep!

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!

May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!

For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, "May there be peace in you!"

As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace!

May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!

May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back!

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,

Those who pass by will not say, "May you experience the Lord's blessing! We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the Lord."

May your priests be clothed with integrity! May your loyal followers shout for joy!

May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.

As for the heads of those who surround me -- may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering!

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.

May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,