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    Selah

    SEE-luh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Pause; Reflect; Forever
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Selah (spelled Sela in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including Psalm 46:3.
    First appears in
    Psalms — Wisdom and worship
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.006% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Selah invites us to pause — to stop striving and simply dwell in God's presence. In the rhythm of worship, these sacred pauses are where the deepest transformation happens.
    King James verses
    • Psalm 46:3

      "Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."

    • Psalm 3:4

      "I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah."

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