The Meaning of Psalms 116:19 Explained

Psalms 116:19

KJV: In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

YLT: In the courts of the house of Jehovah, In thy midst, O Jerusalem, praise ye Jah!

Darby: In the courts of Jehovah's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

ASV: In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the courts  of the LORD'S  house,  in the midst  of thee, O Jerusalem.  Praise  ye the LORD. 

What does Psalms 116:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 116:12-19 - Praise Him For All His Benefits
The psalmist dwells joyfully on his enslavement to God, because in and through it he had found perfect liberty. Thou hast loosed my bonds. They who become enslaved to Christ are set free from all other restraints. See John 8:31-36. Do not forget to pay your vows! In trouble we make promises, which, when the trouble has passed, we find it convenient to forget. See Genesis 40:23.
Psalms 117:1-2 is the shortest chapter in the Bible and its center; but, small as it is, it breathes a world-wide spirit and reaches out to all nations. "It is a dewdrop reflecting the universe." The Apostle quotes it in Romans 15:11, as foretelling the call of the Gentiles. Here, as in Isaiah 11:10 and elsewhere, the spirit of the singer overleaps all national exclusiveness and comprehends all people and all time.
Let us learn to exercise the spirit of praise in our daily sphere. Surely we also can say that God's loving-kindness has been, and is, mighty over us. "Where sin abounded grace did much more abound." The permanence of this love is guaranteed by God's faithfulness; for his truth is his troth. The shortest prayer of praise should find room for Hallelujah! See Revelation 19:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 116

1  The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance
12  He studies to be thankful

What do the individual words in Psalms 116:19 mean?

in the courts of the house of Yahweh in the midst of you Jerusalem Praise YAH
בְּחַצְר֤וֹת ׀ בֵּ֤ית יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִי יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ

בְּחַצְר֤וֹת ׀  in  the  courts 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common plural construct
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
בֵּ֤ית  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֗ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִי  in  the  midst  of  you 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
הַֽלְלוּ־  Praise 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
יָֽהּ  YAH 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָהּ  
Sense: Jah (Jehovah in the shortened form).