The Hebrew word SLH (pronunced salah) means to weigh something with a balance scale so as to hang or suspend it. In other words to bring the scale to rest. When the scale has been brought to rest and is still, the value is known.
This Hebrew word is pronounced 'selah' when used in reference to music. It appears 71 times in 39 Psalms. It brings us to rest, and a time to reflect on what has just been said about the glory of God.
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. [i.e., pause, be brought to rest, and reflect on the value of God.]
Psalm 4:4
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah. [i.e., pause, be brought to rest, and reflect on the value of God.]
Psalm 44:8
Psalm 44:8
Just as God will make still the righteous to reflect on His glory, He will make still the wicked to reflect on His glory.
Thou hast trodden down [literally, 'selahed', i.e., made still] all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood.
Psalm 119:118
Every knee will ultimately bow, and every tongue will ultimately confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. (Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10)
Don't wait til the Lord brings you to your knees.
Stop. Consider the value of God. Pause, and reflect on His glory- His awesomeness, His goodness, His grace, His mercy, His watchcare. And you will find true rest for your soul in Christ.
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.
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