What does “Selah” mean? It is mentioned quite often in the psalms, as in Psalms 46 to 50.

“Selah” is a word that is repeated in the Psalms 71 times. It means a musical stop to change the tune to another, for the psalms were sung associated with music at the time of David, Asaph and others. At a certain place of the song, a sign was given to stop to give a chance to the musicians to adjust their musical instruments to a new tune.