'May' in the Bible

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 may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

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

may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored 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!

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

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

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 lips, and the tongue that boasts!

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

I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy!

A psalm of David. Lord, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill?

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.

For the music director; a psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!

May he send you help from his temple; from Zion may he give you support!

May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

May he grant your heart's desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!

Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!

Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord! May you live forever!

Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

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

May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one's life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

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 we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, for we wait for you.

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 Lord's angel chases them!

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."

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, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!

May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be humiliated and disgraced!

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the Lord be praised!"

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

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

He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"

Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

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!

May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe.

May he reign forever before God! Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.

How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace.

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song. May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)

The earth yields its crops. May God, our God, bless us!

May God bless us! Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.

so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses."

O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!

Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited!

May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

The oppressed look on -- let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

May those who say, "Aha! Aha!" be driven back and disgraced!

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May God be praised!"

May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!

May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!

My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!

Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!

May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!

Though a thousand may fall beside you, and a multitude on your right side, it will not reach you.

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!

May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe.

Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

May his days be few! May another take his job!

May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!

May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!

May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!

May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!

May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother's sin not be forgotten!

May the Lord be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually!

May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

May the Lord's name be praised now and forevermore!

May he increase your numbers, yours and your children's!