in the courtsבְּחַצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהin your midst,בְּתוֹכֵכִיJerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָםPraiseהַלְלוּYah.יָהּ
Psalms 116:19
Study it in the app“in the courts of the house of YHWH, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise Yah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:19, word by word
- in the courtsחַצְרוֹתchatsrot
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsrot” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- in your midstתוֹכֵtoche
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toche” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- Praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
18My vows to YHWH I will pay, in the presence now of all his people,
19 · This verse (above)