סֶלַע

sela

SEH-lah

crag, cliff, rock face

Where it comes from

Sela is the other rock word. Tsur is a mass you stand on; sela is a cliff with clefts you climb into. David hid in them for years before he wrote this, and the word carries the memory of being hunted.

Every place it appears

Strong's H5553. It stands in 53 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Psalm 18:2

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

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