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, will sit on your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation. 13You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem— and now is the time to pity her, now is the time you promised to help. For your people love every stone in her walls and cherish even the dust in her streets. 15Then the nations will tremble before the Lord. The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory. 16For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem. He will appear in his glory.

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, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
• Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
• Ezra 1:5Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of the Lord.
• Ezra 3:1In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose.
• Ezra 7:27Praise the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who made the king want to beautify the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem!
• Nehemiah 1:3They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
• Nehemiah 2:3but I replied, “Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
• Nehemiah 4:2saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones at that?”
• Daniel 9:16In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors.

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