Translations
Yes, see, I would escape to a distant place; I would spend the night in the wilderness.Selah
See, I would flee far away; I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
Footnotes
The word Selah appears throughout the Psalms and likely indicates a musical pause or dynamic shift—an invitation for the weight of what has just been said to settle before the text moves on. Its precise liturgical meaning remains uncertain. Both translations retain Selah as a living marker rather than translating or explaining it away.