'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

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.

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

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 all my enemies be humiliated and absolutely terrified! May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!

So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

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

May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

Rise up, Lord! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.

He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

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

Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

But I trust in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!

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?

Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence;May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.

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—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.

I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

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?

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.

Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!

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

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

Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.

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

May Yahweh give strength to his people. May Yahweh bless his people with peace.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Let your ear be turned to me; take me quickly out of danger; be my strong Rock, my place of strength where I may be safe.

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

O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

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.

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

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.

When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)

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."

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

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.”

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

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.

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

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

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

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.

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.

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

O Lord, open my lips,That my mouth may declare Your praise.

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.