'May' in the Bible

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.

May the one who comes in the name of the Lord be blessed! We will pronounce blessings on you in the Lord's temple.

Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.

How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.

I have treasured Your word in my heartso that I may not sin against You.

Lord, may You be praised;teach me Your statutes.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Make me understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful things.

Give me understanding, that I may observe Your lawAnd keep it with all my heart.

Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.

May your gracious love come to me, LORD, your salvation, just as you said.

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.

So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.

And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.

And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.

It is good for me that I was afflicted,That I may learn Your statutes.

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

May those who fear you see me and be glad, for I have hoped in your word.

May Your faithful love comfort meas You promised Your servant.

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

May those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your decrees.

May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutesso that I will not be put to shame.

Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

I keep away from every evil choice so that I may keep your word.

Depart from me, you evil ones,so that I may obey my God’s commands.

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Support me, that I may be saved, and I will carry out your statutes consistently.

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

Redeem me from the oppression of man,That I may keep Your precepts.

Though I may be small and despised, I do not neglect your precepts.

Your testimonies are righteous forever;Give me understanding that I may live.

I have called out to you, "Save me, so I may keep your decrees."

I look forward to the night watches, when I may meditate on what you have said.

May my cry arise before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.

May my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.