Psalms 102:14

14. Take pleasure in her stones… favour the dust Not the “stones” to be prepared for the new city and temple, but the ruins of the old, as left by Nebuchadnezzar’s army. See Psalms 79:1; Psalms 74:2-3. The “stones” and “dust” rubbish and debris of the old city are still dear to them. Their hearts lingered here. Psalms 137:5-6. So the spiritual Zion, the true Church, in glory or in reproach is dear to the hearts of all her true children.