1,917 verses contain “May” (in the KJV: 1,188, in the BSB: 1,227) — showing 901–1,000
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For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their
arrow upon the string, that they
may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their
arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
The LORD shall cut off all
flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
LORD, who shall
abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
O LORD, who
may abide in Your tent? Who
may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
May my
vindication come from Your presence;
may Your eyes see what is right.
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose
belly thou fillest with thy
hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life.
May You fill the
bellies of Your
treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be
exalted.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And
may the God of my salvation be
exalted—
Keep back thy servant also from
presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great
transgression.
Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my
redeemer.
May the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my
Redeemer.
The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May He send you help from the sanctuary and
sustain you from
Zion.
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice;
Selah.
May He remember all your gifts and look
favorably on your burnt offerings.
Selah Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
We will
rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
May we
shout for joy at your victory and raise a
banner in the name of our God.
May the LORD grant all your petitions.
I
may tell all my bones: they look and
stare upon me.
I can count all my bones; they
stare and
gloat over me.
The
meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him.
May your hearts live
forever!
Who shall
ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
Who
may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who
may stand in His holy place?
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye
everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Let
integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
I will wash mine hands in
innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
I wash my hands in
innocence that I
may go about Your altar, O LORD,
to raise my voice in
thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I
may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to
enquire in his temple.
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to
gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life:
weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime.
Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
To the end that my glory
may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give
thanks unto thee for ever.
that my heart
may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give
thanks forever.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak
grievous things proudly and
contemptuously against the righteous.
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with
arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou
mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come
nigh unto him.
Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that
devise my
hurt.
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plan to
harm me be driven back and confounded.
Let them be as
chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD
chase them.
May they be like
chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
May their path be dark and
slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath
hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
May ruin
befall them by surprise;
may the net they
hid ensnare them;
may they fall into the
hazard they created.
Let them be
ashamed and brought to confusion together that
rejoice at mine
hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that
magnify themselves against me.
May those who
gloat in my distress be
ashamed and confounded;
may those who
exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Let them
shout for joy, and be
glad, that favour my righteous cause:
yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be
magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I
may know how
frail I am.
“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
O
spare me, that I
may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
Turn Your
gaze away from me, that I
may again be
cheered before I depart and am no more.”
Let them be
ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Let them be
desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me,
Aha,
aha.
Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be
glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be
magnified.
May all who seek You
rejoice and be
glad in You;
may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be
magnified!”
But I am poor and
needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no
tarrying, O my God.
But I am poor and
needy;
may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
But thou, O LORD, be
merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I
may requite them.
But You, O LORD, be
gracious to me and raise me up, that I
may repay them.
And in thy majesty
ride prosperously because of truth and
meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
He
summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He
may judge His people:
Against thee, thee only, have I
sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Against You, You only, have I
sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You
may be proved right when You speak and
blameless when You judge.
Make me to hear joy and
gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken
may rejoice.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death:
wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I
may walk before God in the light of the living?
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from
stumbling, that I
may walk before God in the light of life.
Be thou
exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Be
exalted, O God, above the heavens;
may Your glory cover all the earth.
Be thou
exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
Be
exalted, O God, above the heavens;
may Your glory cover all the earth.
Let them
melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
May they
vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow,
may their arrows be
blunted.
As a
snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they
may not see the sun.
Like a
slug that dissolves in its
slime, like a woman’s
stillborn child,
may they never see the sun.
Consume them in wrath,
consume them, that they
may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth.
Selah.
Consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more, so it
may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
Selah Thou hast given a
banner to them that fear thee, that it
may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah.
You have raised a
banner for those who fear You, that they
may flee the bow.
SelahThat thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved
may be delivered.
Thou
wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
He shall
abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which
may preserve him.
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence
forever;
appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and
fulfill my vows day by day.
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the
holiness of Your temple.
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity
captive: thou hast received gifts for men;
yea, for the
rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
You have ascended on high; You have led
captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the
rebellious, that the LORD God
may dwell there.
That thy foot
may be
dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
that your foot
may be
dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be
ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
May those who hope in 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.
Let their table become a
snare before them: and that which should have been for their
welfare, let it become a
trap.
Let their eyes be
darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to
shake.
May their eyes be
darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent
forever.
May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
Let them be
blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
May they be
blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
For God will save
Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they
may dwell there, and have it in possession.
For God will save
Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they
may dwell there and possess it.
Let them be
ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my
hurt.
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say,
Aha,
aha.
May those who say, “
Aha,
aha!” retreat because of their shame.
Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be
glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be
magnified.
May all who seek You
rejoice and be
glad in You;
may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be
magnified!”
Be thou my strong
habitation,
whereunto I
may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
Let them be confounded and consumed that are
adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my
hurt.
May the accusers of my soul be
ashamed and consumed;
may those who seek my
harm be covered with
scorn and disgrace.
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your
afflicted with justice.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the
needy, and shall break in pieces the
oppressor.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon
endure, throughout all generations.
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
He shall come down like rain upon the
mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
In his days shall the righteous
flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
May the righteous
flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall
lick the dust.
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies
lick the dust.
The kings of
Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of
Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
May the kings of
Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute;
may the kings of
Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of
Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Long
may he live!
May gold from
Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him;
may they
bless him all day long.
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall
shake like
Lebanon: and they of the city shall
flourish like grass of the earth.
May there be an abundance of grain in the land;
may it
sway atop the hills.
May its fruit trees
flourish like the forests of
Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
His name shall
endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
May his name
endure forever;
may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him
may all nations be blessed;
may they call him blessed.
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory;
Amen, and
Amen.
And blessed be His glorious name
forever;
may all the earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and
amen.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
My flesh and my heart
may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and 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.
But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I
may proclaim all Your works.
Do not let the
oppressed retreat in shame;
may the poor and
needy praise Your name.
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who
may stand in thy sight when once thou art
angry?
You alone are to be feared. When You are
angry, who can stand before You?
Let the
sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
May the groans of the
captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to
shine; and we shall be saved.
Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to
shine upon us, that we
may be saved.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to
shine; and we shall be saved.
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to
shine upon us, that we
may be saved.
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to
shine; and we shall be saved.
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to
shine upon us, that we
may be saved.
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.
saying, “Come, let us
erase them as a nation;
may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever;
yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
