Psalms 102:14
For he knows our frame: remember that we are dust.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
In Context
13As a father pities his children, the Lord pities them that fear him.
15As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.
Cross References
Ezra 1:5Then the chiefs of the families of Juda and Benjamin arose, and the priests, and the Levites, all whose spirit the Lord stirred up to go up to build the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put it thus into the heart of the king, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
Nehemiah 2:3and I said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be said, forasmuch as the city, even the home of the sepulchres of my fathers, has been laid waste, and her gates have been devoured with fire?
Nehemiah 4:2And he said before his brethren (that is the army of the Samaritans) Is it true that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?
Nehemiah 4:10And Juda said, The strength of the enemies is broken, yet there is much rubbish, and we shall not be able to build the wall.
Psalms 79:7Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.
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 →