Psalms 116:19 - Exposition

In the courts of the Lord's house . Thanksgiving was always most appropriately offered in the temple courts, where close at hand dwelt the mysterious presence of God, and where God had appointed that his worshippers should appear before him. In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. This expression and the preceding suit well with Hezekiah's authorship of the psalm, as Dr. Kay well argues. Praise ye the Lord. The writer calls on all those present (see Psalms 116:18 ) to join him in singing praise to God (comp. Psalms 104:1-35 ; Psalms 105:1-45 ; Psalms 106:1-48 ; Psalms 113:1-9 ; Psalms 115:1-18 ; Psalms 117:1-2 .).