Psalm 102:14
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
Cross-reference
Psalm 137:6 intensifies the vow to remember Jerusalem above all joy — matching the emotional attachment to Zion's dust.
Psalm 137:5 vows never to forget Jerusalem — the same devotion that makes the stones dear to God's servants.
Psalm 79:1 describes the nations defiling the temple and laying Jerusalem in ruins — the very desolation that makes Zion's stones dear.
Psalm 74:3 laments the perpetual ruins of the sanctuary, paralleling the psalmist's grief over Jerusalem's dust.
Psalm 122:9 expresses a similar devotion to Jerusalem, seeking its good for the Lord's sake, echoing the affection for Zion's stones.
Ezra 3:1-3 records the rebuilding of the altar — the concrete outcome of the servants' love for Zion's ruins.
Daniel 9:16 prays for Jerusalem's restoration, aligning with the psalmist's plea for the city's ruins.
Nehemiah 4:10 laments the rubble and failing strength, reflecting the psalm's concern for the city's dust.
Nehemiah 4:6 describes the people building the wall, fulfilling the psalmist's desire to restore Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 4:2 mocks 'reviving the stones' — directly referencing the psalm's 'hold her stones dear'.
Nehemiah 2:17 calls to rebuild the ruined city, echoing the care for stones in the psalm.
Nehemiah 2:3 shows Nehemiah's sadness over Jerusalem's ruins, mirroring the psalmist's pity on her dust.
Nehemiah 1:3 reports the broken walls and burned gates — the condition that makes Zion's dust pitiable.
Ezra 1:5 shows God stirring spirits to rebuild — the answer to the pity for Zion's stones in Psalm 102:14.
Nehemiah 2:20 asserts the resolve to build, continuing the theme of restoring the city's stones.
Nehemiah 1:4 shows Nehemiah weeping over Jerusalem's condition, matching the psalmist's pity.
Ezra 3:11 celebrates laying the temple foundation, the fruit of caring for Jerusalem's stones.
Isaiah 51:3 promises comfort for Zion's waste places, directly addressing the desolation mourned in Psalm 102:14.
Jeremiah 51:50 commands exiles to remember Jerusalem, matching the psalmist's call to hold her stones dear.
Daniel 9:19 is a prayer for God to act for Jerusalem's sake, echoing the plea implicit in pitying her dust.
Haggai 1:4 rebukes those living in comfort while the temple lies in ruins, highlighting the same desolation that moves the psalmist.
Jeremiah 31:17 offers hope of children returning to their land, a future restoration that answers the pity on Jerusalem's dust.
Ezra 7:27 credits God for moving a king to beautify the temple — a later fulfillment of the compassion for Zion.
Jeremiah 41:5 depicts mourners coming to the ruined temple, physically acting out the grief for Jerusalem's stones.