Tent and in Edward Dahlberg's Because I Was Flesh, and according to Charlotte Chandler also the last word Groucho Marx chose for the extensive biographical work she did with him. Katherine Kurtz uses it in some of her Deryni novels, including The King's Justice (1985); it is among the acquired Eastern influences on the ritual practices of Deryni at King Kelson's court, largely brought by Richenda, Duchess of Corwyn, after her marriage to Duke Alaric Morgan. It is also the last word in Gilbert Sorrentino's novel Little Casino (2002), probably in homage to Dahlberg. In poet Julia Vinograd's American Book Award-winning collection of poems, "The Book of Jerusalem", each poem is followed by "selah". In the humorous essay "New Days in Old Bottles," by Robert Benchley, the narrator ends with the paragraph "Life and the Theatre. Who knows? Selah." Selah! appears in the final stanza of Geoffrey Hill's poem "History as Poetry": 'The old / Laurels wagging with the new: Selah!' Amen! Selah! ends pronouncements in several stories of Sholem Aleichem, such as Dreyfus in Kasrilevka and Modern Children Characters named Selah Characters named Selah appear in: George Elliot Clarke's long narrative poem Whylah Falls Shane Jones's first novel Light Boxes Charlaine Harris's novel Dead as a Doornail Virginia Hamilton's novel The House of Dies Drear Dionne Brand’s novel Theory Madeleine L'Engle's novel Many Waters Music During a Jimmy Kimmel Live performance, U2 frontman Bono announced "Take you to church, Selah," right before the choir started singing. "Selah" is the name of the second track on the 2019 album Jesus Is King by Kanye West, which West defined as a term meaning "to look back and reflect upon". According to BibleGateway.com, the title is a reference to Psalm 57:6 of the Bible. "Selah" is the name of a song by R&B/Hip-Hop artist Lauryn Hill. "Selah" is the title of a miniature for trio (flute, clarinet and piano) by Argentinean composer Juan Maria Solare. Visual arts "Selah" is the name of both a sculpture and a 2017 exhibition by artist Sanford Biggers. Institutions named Selah The Selah Workshop of the Israel Center for Jewish-Christian Relations, Galilee, Israel Selah: The Israel Crisis Management Center, helps "immigrants [to Israel] struggling with tragedy" See also Jewish prayer Salah List of Jewish prayers and blessings Selah (band) Selah, Washington, a US city References Bibliography Hebrew words and phrases Jewish prayer and ritual texts Psalms Words