Psalm 102:14
“For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 102Meaning
Love for the ruined city expresses covenant memory and grief. The verse does not authorize contempt for other peoples or sacred-place violence.
Enduring God, restored Zion, future praise
God's permanence, compassion for Zion, attention to the destitute, and praise extending to future generations and nations.
Read carefully
The verse expresses grief and attachment; it does not authorize ethnic contempt.
Reflection
Let grief deepen care rather than hostility.