'May' in the Bible

May the kings of Tarshishand the coasts and islands bring tribute,the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

May all kings bow down to him, and all nations serve him.

May he live long!May gold from Sheba be given to him.May prayer be offered for him continually,and may he be blessed all day long.

May there be plenty of grain in the land;may it wave on the tops of the mountains.May its crops be like Lebanon.May people flourish in the citieslike the grass of the field.

May his name endure forever;as long as the sun shines,may his fame increase.May all nations be blessed by himand call him blessed.

May the Lord God, the God of Israel,who alone does wonders, be praised.

May His glorious name be praised forever;the whole earth is filled with His glory.Amen and amen.

My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heart,my portion forever.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

I cry out with my voice to God; with my voice to God, that he may hear me.

Your way was in the seaAnd Your paths in the mighty waters,And Your footprints may not be known.

That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born,That they may arise and tell them to their children,

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!

O God, restore us, and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.

God of the Heavenly Armies, restore us and show your favor, so we may be delivered.

Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?

It is burned with fire, it is cut down;They perish at the rebuke of Your [angry] appearance.

May you support the man at your right hand; the son of man whom you have raised for yourself.

O Yahweh God [of] hosts, restore us; cause your face to shine that we may be saved.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, open your mouth that I may fill it.

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

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

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

That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Teach me your ways, LORD, that I may walk in your truth; let me wholeheartedly revere your name.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

May my prayer reach Your presence;listen to my cry.

May the Lord be praised forever.Amen and amen.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

May your awesome deeds be revealed to your servants, as well as your splendor to their children.

May your favor be on us, Lord our God; make our endeavors successful; yes, make our endeavors secure! A Davidic Psalm

He will cover you with His pinions,And under His wings you may seek refuge;His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

A thousand may fall at your sideAnd ten thousand at your right hand,But it shall not approach you.

In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever.

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.

That You may grant him [power to calm himself and find] peace in the days of adversity,Until the pit is dug for the wicked and ungodly.

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.

The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice! May many islands be glad!

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

LORD, hear my prayer! May my cry for help come to you.

This will be written for the generation to come,That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.

That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

May the descendants of your servants live securely, and may their children be established in your presence." Davidic

He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

And wine which makes man’s heart glad,So that he may make his face glisten with oil,And food which sustains man’s heart.

There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.

They all wait for YouTo give them their food in its appointed season.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;may the Lord rejoice in His works.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him;I will rejoice in the Lord.

May sinners vanish from the earthand wicked people be no more.My soul, praise Yahweh!Hallelujah!

That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!

That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

Save us, Yahweh our God,and gather us from the nations,so that we may give thanks to Your holy nameand rejoice in Your praise.

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praisedfrom everlasting to everlasting.Let all the people say, “Amen!”Hallelujah!

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

Let whoever is wise observe these things, that they may comprehend the gracious love of the LORD. A song. A Davidic psalm.

May you be exalted above the heavens, God, and your glory be over all the earth.

That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

Appoint an evil person over him; may an accuser stand at his right side.

When he is judged, may he be found guilty; may his prayer be regarded as sin.

May his days be few; may another take over his position.

May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.

May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes.

May creditors seize all his possessions, and may foreigners loot the property he has acquired.

May no one extend gracious love to him, or show favor to his fatherless children.

May his descendants be eliminated, and their memory be erased from the next generation.

May his ancestors' guilt be remembered in the LORD's presence, and may his mother's guilt not be erased.

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

He loved to curse may his curses return upon him! He took no delight in blessing others so may blessings be far from him.

He wore curses like a garment may they enter his inner being like water and his bones like oil.

May those curses wrap around him like a garment, or like a belt that one always wears.

May this be the way the LORD repays my accuser, those who speak evil against me.

That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.

Let them curse, but you bless. [When] they arise, let them be put to shame, that your servant may be glad.

May my accusers be clothed with shame and wrapped in their humiliation as with a robe.

He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

May the name of the LORD be blessed from now to eternity.

From rising to setting sun, may the name of the LORD be praised.

That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

Why may the nations say, Where is now their God?

May the Lord add to your numbers,both yours and your children’s.

May you be blessed by the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.

What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,

Open for me the righteous gates so I may enter through them to give thanks to the LORD.