Psalm vs. Selah

Psalmnoun

A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.

Selahinterjection

(biblical) A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms; perhaps indicating a pause, either for contemplation or for the singer to clear his or her throat.

Psalmnoun

One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

Selahnoun

(Christianity) A pause or rest of a contemplative nature.

Psalmverb

To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing

‘to psalm his praises.’;

Selahnoun

A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song.

‘Beyond the fact that Selah is a musical term, we know absolutely nothing about it.’;

Psalmnoun

A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.

‘Humus devout and holy psalmsSinging everlastingly.’;

Selah

Selah (; סֶלָה, also transliterated as selāh) is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible—seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in the Book of Habakkuk. The meaning of the word is not known, though various interpretations are given below.

Psalmnoun

Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

Psalmverb

To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises.

Psalmnoun

one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David

Psalmnoun

any sacred song used to praise the Deity

Psalmverb

sing or celebrate in psalms;

‘He psalms the works of God’;