2007-02-09 15:23:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
selah –noun an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
2007-02-09 15:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by caffeinatedmom2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lauryn Hill Selah
2016-12-17 04:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by pilkington 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selah Lauryn Hill
2016-10-04 13:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what Lauryn means, but it is a Hebrew word transliterated into English. No one is really sure what it means, but it appears in the Psalms quite often.
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Selah (Hebrew: סלה) may mean "stop and listen", within the context of a prayer or psalms, is similar in purpose to Amen in that it stresses the importance of the preceding passage.
In this way, Selah is thought to imply that one should pause and reflect on what has been said. Alternatively, Selah may be a musical notation (thus explaining its use throughout Psalms) or may mean "forever", as it does in some places in the liturgy (notably the second to last blessing of the Amidah)....
2007-02-09 15:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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in lauryn hills song what does "selah" mean?
2015-08-18 12:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Katina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its her daughter's name
Lauryn Hill - Selah Lyrics
Nothing can be done against the truth
No matter how we
remain in denial
Wasting time, replacing time with each
and every excuse
But that will only work a little while
Coping with despair
Knowing you're not there
Ashamed to just admit I've been a fool
So I
blame it on the sun
Run away from everyone
Hoping to
escape this ridicule
Trapped in misery
Wrapped so
miserably
And his deception I wear it like a skin
Dying to maintain
While I keep trying to explain
A heart that never loved me to begin with
Oh
I'm such a mess
I have no choice but to confess
That I have been desperately trying to belong
Lying to
myself and everybody else
Refusing to admit my right was
wrong
And then he came, Selah
And it means
praise and meditation
And then he came, Selah
And it
means did you think about that
And then he came,
Selah
And it means praise and meditation
And then he
came, Selah
And it means that you see
How
beautiful his fruits still in denial of its roots
My
guilty heart behaves so foolishly
This treason from within
that reasons with my sin
Won't be happy till it sees
the death of me
Selfishly addicted to a life that I
depicted
Conflicted cuz its not reality
All
that's left of me
Oh I beg you desperately
Cause me to agree for what I know is best for me
Please
save me from myself
I need to save me from myself
Please save me from myself
Please save me from myself so
I can hear you
The choices that I make have been
nothing but mistakes
What a waste of useless space
Should I die before I wake
And all of my religion
I've fortified this prison
Obligated to obey, that
the man's bad decision
Please save me from myself
I need you to save me from myself
Please save me from
myself
Please save me from myself so I can hear you
And then he came, Selah
And it means praise and
meditation
And then he came, Selah
And it means did
you think about that
And he came, Selah
And it means
meditation
And then he came, Selah
And it means that
it's you
And then it came
And then he
came and he came and he came
And then he
And then he
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WHAT DOES “SELAH” MEAN?
A:The word Selah occurs seventy-three times in the Psalms, and is found also in Hab 3:3,9,13. It is a musical term and it means to pause, or reflect. For example, in Psalm 32:5 we read:
“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"-- and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah”
When we see “Selah” it means we should pause and reflect on these words. It’s also believed that when the word Selah appears it indicates an instrumental interlude because the Psalms are poetry often set to music.
2007-02-09 20:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by mecarela 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know what song that is or anything, but in the bible, some believe it may mean either a litteral rest, as one might put a comma in a sentence, or *meditate on this* (rest), or quite simply i agree *ie, "amen"* in the biblical sense, i dont think or am not aware of anyone or organization that really "knows" what its meaning is, there is just a lot of speculation on the topic.
2007-02-09 15:40:50 · answer #7 · answered by onePMan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for all the answers.
2016-08-23 17:36:29 · answer #8 · answered by alix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋