Psalms 102:14
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity upon her dust.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
In Context
15So the nations shall fear the name of LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
Cross References
Ezra 1:5Then the heads of fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred, rose up to go up to build the house of LORD which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of LORD which is in Jerusalem,
Nehemiah 2:3And I said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lays waste, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?
Nehemiah 4:2And he spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rub
Nehemiah 4:10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens has become feeble, and there is much rubbish, so that we are not able to build the wall.
Psalms 79:7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:13-23
The Future Glory of Zion. 12 But thou, O Lord , shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord , and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise… Read the whole commentary →