Psalms 102:14

Psalms 102:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.

Context of Psalms 102:14

12But you, O Lord, rule forever, and your reputation endures. 13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come. Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. 15The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor, 16when the Lord rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

Psalms 102:14 word by word

כִּֽי־רָצ֣וּ עֲ֭בָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְֽאֶת־עֲפָרָ֥הּ יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• take pleasureרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• in her stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and favourחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083

Cross-references for Psalms 102:14

• Psalms 79:1O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.
• Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!
• Ezra 1:5Then the leaders of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and the Levites – all those whose mind God had stirred – got ready to go up in order to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 3:1When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were living in their towns, the people assembled in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!
• Nehemiah 1:3They said to me, “The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!”
• Nehemiah 2:3I replied to the king, “O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?”
• Nehemiah 4:2and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, according to all your justice, please turn your raging anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.

Commentaries on Psalms 102:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thy servants take pleasure in her stones - Though Jerusalem was at this time in a heap of ruins, yet even her rubbish was sacred in the eyes of the pious; for this had been the city of the great King.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones - Those who profess to be thy servants; thy friends. This was the “evidence” to the mind of the psalmist that God was about to visit his people, and to rebuild Jerusalem. It was an “awakened interest” among the professed people of God, leading them to manifest their love for Zion, and for all that pertained to her - a love for the very stones that lay in undistinguished heaps where the city once stood - the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17The topic changes from the psalmist’s troubles to the Lord’s glory. A vision of the Lord’s compassionate kingship gives him confidence in Zion’s future.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. Hence it is here adduced. for--or, "when." the set time, &c.--the time promised, the indication of which is the interest felt for Zion by the people of God.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 102:14

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In the dictionaries

• Cleave
• Create
• Destitute
• Regard
• Accommodation
• Job, Book of
• Pity
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 102

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings