75 verses contain “Selah” (in the KJV: 75, in the BSB: 74) — showing 1–75
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He
slew of
Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took
Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
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
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 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
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 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 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 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
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
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
May He remember all your gifts and look
favorably on your burnt offerings.
Selah 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 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
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
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
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 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 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
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 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 Though the waters thereof
roar and be troubled, though the mountains
shake with the swelling thereof.
Selah.
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
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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
He shall send from heaven, and save 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the
rebellious exalt themselves.
Selah.
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 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 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
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
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
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 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 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
Hath God forgotten to be
gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender
mercies?
Selah.
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
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 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 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 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
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
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 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
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 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast
afflicted me with all thy waves.
Selah.
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
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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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