Selah סֶ֫לָה

Selah (Hebrew סֶ֫לָה, Strong's H5542) is a Hebrew verb meaning “Selah”. It occurs 74 times in 74 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Selah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Psalms

• Psalm 3:2
  Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
• Psalm 3:4
  I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
• Psalm 3:8
  Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
• Psalm 4:2
  O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
• Psalm 4:4
  Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
• Psalm 7:5
  Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. 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
• Psalm 9:16
  The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• Psalm 9:20
  Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
• Psalm 20:3
  Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
• Psalm 21:2
  Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
• Psalm 24:6
  This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
• Psalm 24:10
  Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah
• Psalm 32:4
  For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
• Psalm 32:5
  I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 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
• Psalm 32:7
  Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
• Psalm 39:5
  Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. 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
• Psalm 39:11
  When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. 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
• Psalm 44:8
  In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
• Psalm 46:3
  Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
• Psalm 46:7
  The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Psalm 46:11
  The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
• Psalm 47:4
  He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah
• Psalm 48:8
  As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. 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
• Psalm 49:13
  This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
• Psalm 49:15
  But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
• Psalm 50:6
  And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
• Psalm 52:3
  Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
• Psalm 52:5
  God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. 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
• Psalm 54:3
  For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
• Psalm 55:7
  Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
• Psalm 55:19
  God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.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.
• Psalm 57:3
  He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
• Psalm 57:6
  They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.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
• Psalm 59:5
  Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. 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
• Psalm 59:13
  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
• Psalm 60:4
  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. Selah
• Psalm 61:4
  I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
• Psalm 62:4
  They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. 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
• Psalm 62:8
  Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
• Psalm 66:4
  All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
• Psalm 66:7
  He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
• Psalm 66:15
  I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
• Psalm 67:1
  God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
• Psalm 67:4
  O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
• Psalm 68:7
  O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
• Psalm 68:19
  Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
• Psalm 68:32
  Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord— Selah
• Psalm 75:3
  The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
• Psalm 76:3
  There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah
• Psalm 76:9
  When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah
• Psalm 77:3
  I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
• Psalm 77:9
  Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
• Psalm 77:15
  Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
• Psalm 81:7
  Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. 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
• Psalm 82:2
  How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Psalm 83:8
  Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
• Psalm 84:4
  Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
• Psalm 84:8
  O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
• Psalm 85:2
  Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
• Psalm 87:3
  Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
• Psalm 87:6
  The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
• Psalm 88:7
  Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
• Psalm 88:10
  Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
• Psalm 89:4
  Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
• Psalm 89:37
  It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
• Psalm 89:45
  The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
• Psalm 89:48
  What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
• Psalm 140:3
  They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
• Psalm 140:5
  The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. 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
• Psalm 140:8
  Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
• Psalm 143:6
  I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 3:3
  God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
• Habakkuk 3:9
  Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
• Habakkuk 3:13
  Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.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

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).