'May' in the Bible

So now send a letter about the Jews, writing whatever seems good to you, in the king's name, and stamping it with the king's ring: for a writing signed in the king's name and stamped with the king's ring may not be changed.

And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

Let its morning stars be dark; let it be looking for light, but may it not have any; let it not see the eyes of the dawn.

Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.

May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?

Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones?

My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind.

How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?

If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.

How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

Are not the days of my life small in number? Let your eyes be turned away from me, so that I may have a little pleasure,

You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixed limit past which he may not go;

Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at the end of his day, like a servant working for payment.

Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

What is man, that he may be clean? and how may the son of woman be upright?

May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?

So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

My way is walled up by him so that I may not go by: he has made my roads dark.

Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

You say, God keeps punishment stored up for his children. Let him send it on the man himself, so that he may have the punishment of it!

He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?

Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.

It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.

Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

Let me say what is in my mind, so that I may get comfort; let me give answer with open mouth.

In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...

If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.

If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.

Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.

He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;

He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.

How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?

Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

Without a thought that they may be crushed by the foot, and broken by the beasts of the field?

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?

Who has ever taken off his outer skin? who may come inside his inner coat of iron?

One is so near to the other that no air may come between them.

They take a grip of one another; they are joined together, so that they may not be parted.

The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.

And now, take seven oxen and seven sheep, and go to my servant Job, and give a burned offering for yourselves, and my servant Job will make prayer for you, that I may not send punishment on you; because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.

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.