'May' in the Bible

For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

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.

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

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.

So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only 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.

To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

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.

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

Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;

May he send you help from the holy place, and give you strength from Zion;

May he keep all your offerings in mind, and be pleased with the fat of your burned offerings; (Selah.)

May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.

We will be glad in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will put up our flags: may the Lord give you all your requests.

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

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 give out the voice of praise, and make public all the wonders which you have done.

One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom 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, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

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 the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.

What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.

Let your wrath be turned away from me, so that I may be comforted, before I go away from here, and become nothing.

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.

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.