“"For the Lord shall build up Sion" [Psalm 102:16]. This work is going on now. O you living stones, run to the work of building, not to ruin. Sion is in building, beware of the ruined walls: the tower is building, the ark is in building; remember the deluge. This work is in progress now; but when Sion is built, what wi…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 102
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16When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
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14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
15So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
— Psalms 102:16 —
17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.