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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Selah</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/selah.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/2_kings/14-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/selah.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Selah</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sela--a_city_in_the_country_of--edom.htm" title="Sela: A City in the Country of: Edom">◄</a> Selah <a href="/topical/s/selah--a_call_to_reflect.htm" title="Selah: A Call to Reflect">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Definition and Occurrence:</b><br>Selah is a term found in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the Book of Psalms and occasionally in the Book of Habakkuk. It appears 71 times in the Psalms and three times in Habakkuk. The exact meaning of Selah is not definitively known, but it is widely believed to be a liturgical or musical notation.<br><br><b>Etymology and Interpretation:</b><br>The Hebrew word "Selah" (סֶלָה) is thought to derive from a root word meaning "to lift up" or "to exalt." This has led some scholars to suggest that Selah may indicate a pause for reflection or a musical interlude, possibly instructing the reader or singer to "lift up" their voices or instruments. Others propose that it could signify a moment to pause and consider the preceding words, emphasizing their importance.<br><br><b>Usage in the Psalms:</b><br>Selah is predominantly used in the Psalms, a collection of poetic hymns and prayers. Its placement often follows a significant statement or a change in theme, suggesting a moment for contemplation or emphasis. For example, in <a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Psalm 3:4</a> , we read, "To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah." Here, Selah may serve as a prompt to meditate on the assurance of God's response to prayer.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br>From a theological perspective, Selah invites believers to pause and reflect on the truths and attributes of God as expressed in the Psalms. It underscores the importance of meditation in worship, encouraging a deeper engagement with the text. The use of Selah can be seen as a call to internalize the message, allowing it to resonate within the heart and mind of the worshiper.<br><br><b>Examples in Scripture:</b><br>1. <b><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10-11</a> :</b> "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth. The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah." Here, Selah follows a declaration of God's sovereignty and protection, inviting the reader to pause and acknowledge His power and presence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3</a> :</b> "God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth." In this context, Selah punctuates a vision of God's majestic arrival, prompting reflection on His glory and might.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b><br>While the precise function of Selah remains a topic of scholarly debate, its consistent use in the Psalms and Habakkuk highlights its role in enhancing the worship experience. By encouraging moments of pause and reflection, Selah serves as a reminder of the depth and richness of God's Word, inviting believers to engage with Scripture in a meaningful and contemplative manner.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Selah</span><p>the end; a pause<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Selah</span><p>This word, which is found only in the poetical books of the Old Testament, occurs seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in Habakkuk. It is probably a term which had a meaning in the musical nomenclature of the Hebrews, though what that meaning may have been is now a matter of pure conjecture. (Gesenius and Ewald and others think it has much the same meaning as our interlude,--a pause in the voices singing, while the instruments perform alone.)<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Selah</span><p>A musical term which occurs seventy-three times in the Psalms, and is found also in <a href="/context/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3</a>,9,13. It usually occurs at the end of a period or apostrophe, but sometimes at the end only of a clause. This difficult word, it is now generally believed, was a direction for a meditative pause in the singing of a psalm, during which perhaps there was an instrumental interlude. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A word frequently found in the Book of Psalms, and also in <a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Habakkuk 3:9</a>, 13, about seventy-four times in all in Scripture. Its meaning is doubtful. Some interpret it as meaning "silence" or "pause;" others, "end," "a louder strain," "piano," etc. The LXX. render the word by daplasma i.e., "a division." <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) A word of doubtful meaning, occurring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">SELAH</span><p>se'-la.<br><br>See <a href="../m/music.htm">MUSIC, II, 1</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5542.htm"><span class="l">5542. <b>selah</b> -- to lift up, exalt</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5541b, 5542. <b>selah</b>. 5543 . to lift up, exalt. Transliteration: <b>selah</b><br> Phonetic Spelling: (seh'-law) Short Definition: <b>Selah</b>. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5542.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5554.htm"><span class="l">5554. Sela -- a city in Edom</span></a><br><b>...</b> rock, <b>Selah</b>. The same as cela'; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea -- rock, Sela(-h).<br> see HEBREW cela'. 5553, 5554. Sela. 5555 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5554.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bullinger/commentary_on_revelation/the_sixth.htm"><span class="l">The Sixth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> Jehovah shall count,<br> when he writeth up the peoples 'This man was born there.' <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bullinger/commentary on revelation/the sixth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_17_the_worship_of.htm"><span class="l">The Worship of the Synagogue</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Blessed be the Lord our God for the glory of His handiwork and for the<br> light-giving lights which He has made for His praise. <b>Selah</b>! <b>...</b> <b>Selah</b>! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 17 the worship of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_x_the_synagogue_at.htm"><span class="l">The Synagogue at Nazareth - Synagogue-Worship and Arrangements.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Blessed be the Lord our God for the glory of His handiworks, and for the<br> light-giving lights which He has made for His praise. <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter x the synagogue at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bangs/an_alphabetical_list_of_m_e_preachers/letter_p.htm"><span class="l">Letter P</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Died 1834 * Paheter, Noble "Received 1831, Located 1839 * Paine, Benjanin "Received<br> 1823 * Paine, Nathan "Received 1815 * Paine, <b>Selah</b> "Received 1806 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter p.htm</font><p><a href="/library/justin/dialogue_of_justin_philosopher_and_martyr_with_trypho/chapter_xxxvii_the_same_is_proved.htm"><span class="l">The Same is Proved from Other Psalms.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2043]. Footnotes: [2041] Psalm 47:5-9. [The diapsalm is here used for what<br> follows the "<b>Selah</b>."]. [2042] "For" wanting in both Codd. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxxvii the same is proved.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/letter_xxviii_to_marcella.htm"><span class="l">Letter xxviii. To Marcella.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Letters of St. Jerome. Letter XXVIII. To Marcella. An explanation<br> of the Hebrew word <b>Selah</b>. This word, rendered by the LXX. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xxviii to marcella.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/antichrist_in_the_psalms_.htm"><span class="l">Antichrist in the Psalms</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. <b>Selah</b>.<br> Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. <b>...</b> <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/antichrist in the psalms .htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/habakkuk.htm"><span class="l">Habakkuk</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the exile. Probably, as the superscription, subscription, and threefold<br> <b>Selah</b> suggest, we have here a post-exilic psalm. The psalm <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/habakkuk.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_54_1908/preparing_to_depart.htm"><span class="l">Preparing to Depart</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4. They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies:<br> they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 54 1908/preparing to depart.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/the_life_of_david/vii_the_exilecontinued.htm"><span class="l">The Exile --Continued.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> swallow me up reproaches (me)." With this two-worded cry of pain"prolonged by the<br> very unusual occurrence, in the middle of a verse, of the "<b>Selah</b>," which is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/vii the exilecontinued.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Selah</b> (76 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the song. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>SELAH</b>. se'-la. See MUSIC, II,<br> 1. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Selah</b> (76 Occurrences). 2 Kings <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/selah.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/methu'selah.htm"><span class="l">Methu'<b>selah</b> (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Methu'<b>selah</b>. Methuselah, Methu'<b>selah</b>. Methuselah's . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Methu'<b>selah</b> (6 Occurrences). Genesis <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/methu'selah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vanity.htm"><span class="l">Vanity (100 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? <b>Selah</b>. (WEB KJV<br> JPS ASV DBY WBS). <b>...</b> vanity. <b>Selah</b>. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vanity.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/falsehood.htm"><span class="l">Falsehood (107 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b><b>Selah</b> (See JPS NAS NIV). Psalms<br> 62:4 They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/falsehood.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sela.htm"><span class="l">Sela (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is called "the rock" (Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SELA. se'-la (sela`,<br> ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version <b>Selah</b> (. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sela.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quake.htm"><span class="l">Quake (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Psalms 46:3 though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble<br> with their swelling. <b>Selah</b>. (See NAS NIV). <b>...</b> I firmly hold its pillars. <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quake.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/overwhelmed.htm"><span class="l">Overwhelmed (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b> Psalms 88:7 The weight of your wrath<br> is crushing me, all your waves have overcome me. (<b>Selah</b>.) (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/overwhelmed.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wentest.htm"><span class="l">Wentest (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See JPS DBY). Psalms 68:7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when<br> thou didst march through the wilderness; <b>Selah</b>: (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). <b>...</b><b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wentest.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/forgave.htm"><span class="l">Forgave (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity<br> of my sin. <b>Selah</b>. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV). <b>...</b><b>Selah</b> (See NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/forgave.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/trample.htm"><span class="l">Trample (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Psalms 7:5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my<br> life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. <b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b><b>Selah</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trample.htm - 16k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/selah.html">What does selah mean in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Psalms-musical-terms.html">To what do the various musical terms in the book of Psalms refer? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-journal.html">Is the concept of a prayer journal biblical? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/selah.htm">Selah: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Selah (76 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">2 Kings 14:7</a></span><br />He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took <span class="boldtext">Selah</span> by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/3-2.htm">Psalms 3:2</a></span><br />Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in God." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Psalms 3:4</a></span><br />I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalms 3:8</a></span><br />Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Psalms 4:2</a></span><br />You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalms 4:4</a></span><br />Stand in awe, and don't sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Psalms 7:5</a></span><br />let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Psalms 9:16</a></span><br />Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Psalms 9:20</a></span><br />Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalms 20:3</a></span><br />remember all your offerings, and accept your burnt sacrifice. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/21-2.htm">Psalms 21:2</a></span><br />You have given him his heart's desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/24-6.htm">Psalms 24:6</a></span><br />This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face--even Jacob. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/24-10.htm">Psalms 24:10</a></span><br />Who is this King of glory? Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory! <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Psalms 32:4</a></span><br />For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalms 32:5</a></span><br />I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/32-7.htm">Psalms 32:7</a></span><br />You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalms 39:5</a></span><br />Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalms 39:11</a></span><br />When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/44-8.htm">Psalms 44:8</a></span><br />In God we have made our boast all day long, we will give thanks to your name forever. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Psalms 46:3</a></span><br />though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/46-7.htm">Psalms 46:7</a></span><br />Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/46-11.htm">Psalms 46:11</a></span><br />Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/47-4.htm">Psalms 47:4</a></span><br />He chooses our inheritance for us, the glory of Jacob whom he loved. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/48-8.htm">Psalms 48:8</a></span><br />As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Psalms 49:13</a></span><br />This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalms 49:15</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/50-6.htm">Psalms 50:6</a></span><br />The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/52-3.htm">Psalms 52:3</a></span><br />You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Psalms 52:5</a></span><br />God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/54-3.htm">Psalms 54:3</a></span><br />For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/55-7.htm">Psalms 55:7</a></span><br />Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Psalms 55:19</a></span><br />God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. They never change, who don't fear God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Psalms 57:3</a></span><br />He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalms 57:6</a></span><br />They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Psalms 59:5</a></span><br />You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Psalms 59:13</a></span><br />Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/60-4.htm">Psalms 60:4</a></span><br />You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/61-4.htm">Psalms 61:4</a></span><br />I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Psalms 62:4</a></span><br />They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Psalms 62:8</a></span><br />Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-4.htm">Psalms 66:4</a></span><br />All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-7.htm">Psalms 66:7</a></span><br />He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Psalms 66:15</a></span><br />I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">Psalms 67:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/67-4.htm">Psalms 67:4</a></span><br />Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalms 68:7</a></span><br />God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">Psalms 68:19</a></span><br />Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/68-32.htm">Psalms 68:32</a></span><br />Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Psalms 75:3</a></span><br />The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalms 76:3</a></span><br />There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/76-9.htm">Psalms 76:9</a></span><br />when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Psalms 77:3</a></span><br />I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Psalms 77:9</a></span><br />Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?" <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Psalms 77:15</a></span><br />You have redeemed your people with your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Psalms 81:7</a></span><br />You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalms 82:2</a></span><br />"How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Psalms 83:8</a></span><br />Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/84-4.htm">Psalms 84:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/84-8.htm">Psalms 84:8</a></span><br />Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalms 85:2</a></span><br />You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/87-3.htm">Psalms 87:3</a></span><br />Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalms 87:6</a></span><br />Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalms 88:7</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Psalms 88:10</a></span><br />Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/89-4.htm">Psalms 89:4</a></span><br />I will establish your seed forever, and build up your throne to all generations.'" <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/89-37.htm">Psalms 89:37</a></span><br />It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/89-45.htm">Psalms 89:45</a></span><br />You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Psalms 89:48</a></span><br />What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalms 140:3</a></span><br />They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Psalms 140:5</a></span><br />The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/140-8.htm">Psalms 140:8</a></span><br />Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Psalms 143:6</a></span><br />I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1</a></span><br />Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from <span class="boldtext">Selah</span> to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3</a></span><br />God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Habakkuk 3:9</a></span><br />You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>. You split the earth with rivers. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13</a></span><br />You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. <span class="boldtext">Selah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sela-hammahlekoth.htm">Sela-hammahlekoth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah (76 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sela--a_city_in_the_country_of--edom.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Sela: A City in the Country of: Edom"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Sela: A City in the Country of: Edom" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/selah--a_call_to_reflect.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Selah: A Call to Reflect"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Selah: A Call to Reflect" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>