The Morning Psalm
Girl's name

Selah

Pause; to lift up

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Selah appears dozens of times in the Psalms, likely a musical direction meaning to pause and reflect, or to lift up in praise. It invites the worshipper to stop and take in the weight of what has just been sung.

Serene and increasingly popular, Selah is a name that itself means to pause in worship.

Variants & nicknames

Sela

Selah in the Bible

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalm 3:8, KJV