'May' in the Bible

Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,For His wrath may soon be kindled.How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,Let them ever sing for joy;And may You shelter them,That those who love Your name may exult in You.

That I may tell of all Your praises,That in the gates of the daughter of ZionI may rejoice in Your salvation.

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,The tongue that speaks great things;

A Psalm of David.O Lord, who may abide in Your tent?Who may dwell on Your holy hill?

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!

May He send you help from the sanctuaryAnd support you from Zion!

May He remember all your meal offeringsAnd find your burnt offering acceptable! Selah.

May He grant you your heart’s desireAnd fulfill all your counsel!

We will sing for joy over your victory,And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

Save, O Lord;May the King answer us in the day we call.

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?And who may stand in His holy place?

Lift up your heads, O gates,And be lifted up, O ancient doors,That the King of glory may come in!

Lift up your heads, O gates,And lift them up, O ancient doors,That the King of glory may come in!

That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgivingAnd declare all Your wonders.

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,To behold the beauty of the LordAnd to meditate in His temple.

For His anger is but for a moment,His favor is for a lifetime;Weeping may last for the night,But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Who is the man who desires lifeAnd loves length of days that he may see good?

For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.”

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.I said, “I will guard my waysThat I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth as with a muzzleWhile the wicked are in my presence.”

“Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile againBefore I depart and am no more.”

But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up,That I may repay them.

Consider her ramparts;Go through her palaces,That you may tell it to the next generation.

May our God come and not keep silence;Fire devours before Him,And it is very tempestuous around Him.

O Lord, open my lips,That my mouth may declare Your praise.

For You have delivered my soul from death,Indeed my feet from stumbling,So that I may walk before GodIn the light of the living.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them that they may be no more;That men may know that God rules in JacobTo the ends of the earth. Selah.

You have given a banner to those who fear You,That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

That Your beloved may be delivered,Save with Your right hand, and answer us!

You will prolong the king’s life;His years will be as many generations.

He will abide before God forever;Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

How long will you assail a man,That you may murder him, all of you,Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

That Your way may be known on the earth,Your salvation among all nations.

God blesses us,That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;You have received gifts among men,Even among the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.

That your foot may shatter them in blood,The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink;May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.

May the flood of water not overflow meNor the deep swallow me up,Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

May their table before them become a snare;And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,And make their loins shake continually.

Pour out Your indignation on them,And may Your burning anger overtake them.

May their camp be desolate;May none dwell in their tents.

Add iniquity to their iniquity,And may they not come into Your righteousness.

May they be blotted out of the book of lifeAnd may they not be recorded with the righteous.

But I am afflicted and in pain;May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah,That they may dwell there and possess it.

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;You have given commandment to save me,For You are my rock and my fortress.

May he judge Your people with righteousnessAnd Your afflicted with justice.

May he vindicate the afflicted of the people,Save the children of the needyAnd crush the oppressor.

May he come down like rain upon the mown grass,Like showers that water the earth.

In his days may the righteous flourish,And abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

May he also rule from sea to seaAnd from the River to the ends of the earth.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;And let them pray for him continually;Let them bless him all day long.

May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains;Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon;And may those from the city flourish like vegetation of the earth.

May his name endure forever;May his name increase as long as the sun shines;And let men bless themselves by him;Let all nations call him blessed.

And blessed be His glorious name forever;And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.Amen, and Amen.

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

But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;I have made the Lord God my refuge,That I may tell of all Your works.

You, even You, are to be feared;And who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

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,

Fill their faces with dishonor,That they may seek Your name, O Lord.

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,Are the Most High over all the earth.

The bird also has found a house,And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,My King and my God.

Will You not Yourself revive us again,That Your people may rejoice in You?

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,That glory may dwell in our land.

Show me a sign for good,That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,Because You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

So teach us to number our days,That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness,That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

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.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.

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

That men may tell of the name of the Lord in ZionAnd His praise in Jerusalem,

You set a boundary that they may not pass over,So that they will not return to cover the earth.

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,And vegetation for the labor of man,So that he may bring forth food from 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.

That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,That I may glory with Your inheritance.

And there He makes the hungry to dwell,So that they may establish an inhabited city,

That Your beloved may be delivered,Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

Let them be before the Lord continually,That He may cut off their memory from the earth;

May the Lord give you increase,You and your children.

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

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,

Oh that my ways may be establishedTo keep Your statutes!

Your word I have treasured in my heart,That I may not sin against You.

Gimel.Deal bountifully with Your servant,That I may live and keep Your word.

Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderful things from Your law.

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

Vav.May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord,Your salvation according to Your word;

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

Yodh.Your hands made me and fashioned me;Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

May those who fear You see me and be glad,Because I wait for Your word.

O may Your lovingkindness comfort me,According to Your word to Your servant.

May Your compassion come to me that I may live,For Your law is my delight.

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;But I shall meditate on Your precepts.