10:18 You defend the fatherless and oppressed,
so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.
12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that boasts!
13:5 But I trust in your faithfulness.
May I rejoice because of your deliverance!
25:21 May integrity and godliness protect me,
for I rely on you!
31:18 May lying lips be silenced –
lips that speak defiantly against the innocent
with arrogance and contempt!
33:22 May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord,
for we wait for you.
35:5 May they be like wind-driven chaff,
as the Lord’s angel attacks them!
35:6 May their path be dark and slippery,
as the Lord’s angel chases them!
40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
be humiliated and disgraced!
51:8 Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven!
May the bones you crushed rejoice!
57:5 Rise up above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!
57:11 Rise up above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!
60:5 Deliver by your power and answer me,
so that the ones you love may be safe.
61:7 May he reign forever before God!
Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.
67:6 The earth yields its crops.
May God, our God, bless us!
69:24 Pour out your judgment on them!
May your raging anger overtake them!
69:32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!
You who seek God, may you be encouraged!
70:3 May those who say, “Aha! Aha!”
be driven back and disgraced!
72:16 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!
102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,
and praise him in Jerusalem,
104:34 May my thoughts be pleasing to him!
I will rejoice in the Lord.
108:5 Rise up above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!
108:6 Deliver by your power and answer me,
so that the ones you love may be safe.
109:6 Appoint an evil man to testify against him!
May an accuser stand at his right side!
109:10 May his children roam around begging,
asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
109:20 May the Lord repay my accusers in this way,
those who say evil things about me!
113:2 May the Lord’s name be praised
now and forevermore!
115:14 May he increase your numbers,
yours and your children’s!
115:15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
the creator of heaven and earth!
ו (Vav)
119:41 May I experience your loyal love, O Lord,
and your deliverance, as you promised.
119:76 May your loyal love console me,
as you promised your servant.
119:77 May I experience your compassion, so I might live!
For I find delight in your law.
119:78 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me!
But I meditate on your precepts.
119:79 May your loyal followers turn to me,
those who know your rules.
119:80 May I be fully committed to your statutes,
so that I might not be ashamed.
119:171 May praise flow freely from my lips,
for you teach me your statutes.
119:172 May my tongue sing about your instructions,
for all your commands are just.
119:173 May your hand help me,
for I choose to obey your precepts.
122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper!
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity inside your fortresses!
128:6 and that you might see your grandchildren.
May Israel experience peace!
134:3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion!
137:5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand be crippled!
141:2 May you accept my prayer like incense,
my uplifted hands like the evening offering!
149:6 May they praise God
while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,