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her very dust moves them to pity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/102.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For your people love every stone in her walls and cherish even the dust in her streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/102.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/102.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/102.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/102.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones And feel pity for her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Surely Thy servants find pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/102.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Your slaves find pleasure in its stones And show grace to its dust—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/102.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Your servants find [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins] And feel pity for her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/102.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/102.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/102.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/102.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We, your servants, love each stone in the city, and we are sad to see them lying in the dirt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/102.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity upon her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/102.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your servants value Zion's stones, and they pity its rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/102.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your servants love her, even though she is destroyed; they have pity on her, even though she is in ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/102.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your servants take pleasure in its stones and delight in its debris.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/102.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/102.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/102.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/102.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/102.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/102.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For Your servants have been pleased with her stones, "" And they favor her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/102.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/102.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thy servants delighted in her stones, and they will compassionate her dust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/102.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the stones thereof have pleased thy servants: and they shall have pity on the earth thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/102.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 101:15>For its stones have pleased your servants, and they will take pity on its land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/102.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Its stones are dear to your servants; its dust moves them to pity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/102.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For your servants hold its stones dear, and have pity on its dust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/102.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/102.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because your Servants delight in her stones and they love her dust!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/102.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And love her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/102.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thy servants have taken pleasure in her stones, and they shall pity her dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/102-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12559" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">The Prayer of the Afflicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: rā·ṣū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">in her</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ă·ḇā·ne·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: yə·ḥō·nê·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">take pity</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ă·p̄ā·rāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">on her dust.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6-7</a></span><br />On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, / nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” / When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16-19</a></span><br />O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. / So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. / Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">Zechariah 1:12-17</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?” / So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me. / Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19-21</a></span><br />Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. / Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. / So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-10.htm">Jeremiah 33:10-11</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again / the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18</a></span><br />because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1-5</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22-24</a></span><br />Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels / in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, / to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-4</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. / ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1,7-10</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-5.htm">Psalm 137:5,6</a></b></br> If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget <i>her cunning</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Ezra 1:5</a></b></br> Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all <i>them</i> whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which <i>is</i> in Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/psalms/90-17.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/psalms/92-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/115-7.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Love</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-3.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/105-22.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/psalms/103-21.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/102-28.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/103-16.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 102</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">The mercies of God are to be recorded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/102.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/102.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For Your servants delight in her stones</b><br>This phrase reflects the deep affection and reverence that God's people have for Jerusalem, often referred to as Zion. The "stones" symbolize the physical city, its walls, and its structures, which hold significant historical and spiritual importance. Jerusalem is the city where God chose to place His name (<a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a>) and where the temple was built, serving as the center of Jewish worship. The delight in her stones indicates a longing for the restoration and prosperity of Jerusalem, which has been a central theme throughout the Old Testament, especially during times of exile and destruction. This longing is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/137-5.htm">Psalm 137:5-6</a>, where the psalmist expresses a deep yearning for Jerusalem. The stones can also be seen as a type of Christ, the cornerstone (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>), indicating the foundational role of Jesus in the spiritual restoration of God's people.<p><b>and take pity on her dust.</b><br>The "dust" represents the ruins and desolation of Jerusalem, often a result of conquest and exile. Taking pity on her dust signifies compassion and a desire for renewal and rebuilding. This reflects the historical context of the Babylonian exile, where Jerusalem was left in ruins, and the subsequent return and rebuilding efforts led by figures like Nehemiah and Ezra. The imagery of dust also connects to the creation narrative, where man was formed from the dust of the ground (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>), symbolizing a new beginning or creation. In a prophetic sense, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate restoration and renewal through Christ, who brings life and hope to what was once desolate. The compassion for Jerusalem's dust is a reflection of God's enduring covenant with His people, promising restoration and blessing (<a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Isaiah 61:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/servants_of_god.htm">Servants of God</a></b><br>Refers to the faithful followers of God who are devoted to His purposes and His people. In the context of this Psalm, they are those who care deeply for Zion and its restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the city of God, and by extension, the people of Israel. It symbolizes the spiritual center of God's presence and His covenant with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/stones_and_dust.htm">Stones and Dust</a></b><br>These elements symbolize the physical remnants of Jerusalem, which the servants of God cherish and mourn over, reflecting their deep love and concern for the city.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/love_for_god's_people_and_place.htm">Love for God's People and Place</a></b><br>Just as the servants delight in the stones of Zion, believers today are called to love and care for the Church, the body of Christ, and the community of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_compassion.htm">Intercession and Compassion</a></b><br>The servants' pity on Zion's dust teaches us the importance of interceding for the restoration and well-being of God's people and His purposes on earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>The verse encourages believers to maintain hope in God's promise to restore and renew, even when circumstances seem desolate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_in_the_seemingly_insignificant.htm">Value in the Seemingly Insignificant</a></b><br>The delight in stones and dust reminds us that God values what the world may overlook, and we should seek to see value in all aspects of His creation and work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_god's_work.htm">Active Participation in God's Work</a></b><br>The servants' actions reflect a call to actively participate in God's redemptive work, not just in prayer but in tangible acts of service and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_102.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 102</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_102_differ_from_nt_views.htm">If Psalm 102 is truly messianic, why are there apparent inconsistencies with New Testament interpretations of the Messiah's mission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'worlds_framed'_mean.htm">What is it still called today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_leads_your_heart_to_truth.htm">What does the Bible say about aging?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/102.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Stones . . . dust.</span>--This touching description of the devotion of the Jews to their ruined city is best illustrated by the actual history in Nehemiah 3, 4, and by the scenes so often described by travellers at the "wailing place" in modern Jerusalem.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/102.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thy servants take pleasure in her stones</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10, 11</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Lamentations 4:1</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Nehemiah 4:2</a>). To this day the same affection is shown by Israelite pilgrims at the "Jews' Wailing Place." <span class="cmt_word">And favour</span> (rather<span class="accented">, pity</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>the dust thereof.</span> The rubbish in which the stones lay (<a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Nehemiah 4:2</a>) seems to be intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/102-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servants</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ֭בָדֶיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">delight</span><br /><span class="heb">רָצ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in her</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stones</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇā·ne·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take pity</span><br /><span class="heb">יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḥō·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on her dust.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲפָרָ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·p̄ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/102-14.htm">Psalm 102:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/102-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 102:14 For your servants take pleasure in her (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/102-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 102:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/102-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 102:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>