Psalms 102:14
For thy seruants delite in the stones thereof, and haue pitie on the dust thereof.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
In Context
15Then the heathen shall feare the Name of the Lord, and all the Kings of the earth thy glory,
Cross References
Ezra 1:5Then the chiefe fathers of Iudah and Beniamin, and the Priests and Leuites rose vp, with al them whose spirit God had raysed to goe vp, to builde the house of the Lord which is in Ierusalem.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which so hath put in the Kings heart, to beautifie the house of the Lord that is in Ierusalem,
Nehemiah 2:3And I said to the King, God saue the King for euer: why should not my countenance be sad, when the citie and house of the sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste, and the gates thereof are deuoured with fire?
Nehemiah 4:2And sayde before his brethren and the armie of Samaria, thus he sayde, What doe these weake Iewes? wil they fortifie them selues? wil they sacrifice? will they finish it in a day? will they make the stones whole againe out of the heapes of dust, seeing they are burnt?
Nehemiah 4:10And Iudah said, The strength of the bearers is weakened, and there is much earth, so that we are not able to build the wall.
Psalms 79:7For they haue deuoured Iaakob and made his dwelling place desolate.
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 →