Selah
Selah is a term frequently used in the Psalms and Habakkuk, likely a musical or liturgical direction, though its precise meaning is uncertain.
The name Selah means “the end; a pause”
MusicalOld Testament2 books74 verses
Summary
A musical term; called Selah (סֶ֫לָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- סֶ֫לָהSelah
Mentions
- Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
- To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
- Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
- How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
- Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- …then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
- The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
- May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
- You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
- Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah
- For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
- Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
- You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
- In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
- …though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
- The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
- As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah
- This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
- But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
- And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
- You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
- Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
- How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
- God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
- He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
- They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
- O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. 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
- You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
- Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
- Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
- I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
- For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
- Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
- Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah
- When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
- There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah
- …when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah
- I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
- Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
- With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
- You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
- “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
- How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
- O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
- You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
- Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
- The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
- Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
- Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
- ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
- …like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
- You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
- What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
- They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
- I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
- God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
- You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah