2007-03-15 17:55:07 · 11 answers · asked by tas211 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It means to reflect or meditate on what was read.
2007-03-15 17:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wondered that myself once. I did some research and found that Se'lah is a Hebrew technical term used in music or recitation, but its exact meaning is unknown. Perhaps a pause? It isn't, however, meant to be read aloud. It was there for the benefit of the singer of the psalm.
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2007-03-16 01:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Se'lah.
A {transliteration} of a Hebrew expression found 71 times in the Psalms and 3 times in Habakkuk. In {NW} it is always written capitalized, in italics, with the accent mark and a period after it. It is believed to be a musical directive, possibly some type of pause. Whatever its meaning, it is not intended to be pronounced when reading aloud, any more than a modern musical expression such as molto ritardando (slowing greatly) is intended to be read aloud when playing the music under which it is written. Brothers who don't know this pronounce it anyway. <
2007-03-16 01:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Divin4Dollars 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Psalms were the "hymn book" of Israel. I always pictured some kind of music playing while they were read or perhaps sung. Se'lah would have been the instrumental interlude before the voices joined in again.
2007-03-16 01:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by wd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it's translated as "amen," but it really just means that it's the end of the verse in a poem or psalm.
2007-03-16 01:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its basically there to let the reader know when to pause so everyone could reflect on the verse or verses that were just read.
2007-03-16 01:20:07 · answer #6 · answered by ryanssf 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
se'lah-forte(?), a musical direction. Psalms 3:2
Psalms 3:1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
2007-03-16 01:17:33 · answer #7 · answered by deacon 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The meaning of the word is uncertain.This article dicusses it in detail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selah
2007-03-16 00:59:36 · answer #8 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how interesting I know someone with that name I think it means Amen
2007-03-16 00:59:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found a lot of answers so not sure
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/sela.html
http://jehovah.to/glos/=S.html
2007-03-16 01:01:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋