Spurgeon and the Psalms

I love a good Psalter. The Psalms are so useful for all of life. They convey every emotion. They can teach us to sing and they can teach us to pray. Any time I find a good resource on the Psalms, I am happy to get it. We could spend our entire lives in the Psalms and not exhaust them. That’s why I’m excited for this resource on the Psalms from Thomas Nelson.

Not only do I love the Psalms, I love Charles Spurgeon. He’s known as the Prince of Preachers. He had a special way with words and saying things. Spurgeon was a true gift from the Lord to the Church. As an added bonus, he’s a good Baptist!

This volume contains the Psalms in the NKJV translation as well as a short passage from Spurgeon’s teaching of the Psalms. His sermons were titled The Treasury of David and a short excerpt from each one is included in the Psalms. 

Construction wise, this is a beautiful edition. The book is bound in black Leathersoft and honestly, if you handed it to me, I wouldn’t know this wasn’t real leather. It’s beautiful and flexible. In the center of the front cover is a black and gold circular icon depicting the sun and mountains. It’s really unique and adds a nice touch. 

The spine says “SPURGEON AND THE PSALMS” in gold along with “NKJV” and the Thomas Nelson logo. The page edges are gold and there’s a great looking blue double sided satin ribbon bookmark. 

Inside is a paste down liner that also depicts mountains. It is a beautiful liner and so nicely done. Words make it hard to express how beautiful this edition truly is so definitely make sure to check out the photos. 

The page layout is fantastic. It’s a single column and the title of Psalm, verse numbers, and reference numbers appear in a blue accent color. Spurgeon’s thoughts appear at the beginning with Psalm following under. The font is a nice 9.5 in the NKJV Comfort Print typeface. There is a nice outer margin on each page as well as room for notes on the back. This is a really nice touch! References appear at the bottom of each page.

My only complaint is the paper. The ghosting is pretty bad on this edition and I have to imagine that notes would bleed through the page pretty badly. It’s not bad where there is text on both sides of the page, but in the white spaces, it’s quite noticeable. This is unfortunate because I have to think thicker paper could have been used on such a thin volume.

All in all, this is very nicely done. If you love the Psalms like I do and love Spurgeon then you will want to pick this up. Even with thinner paper, this will make a great resource for your utilization.

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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson in exchange for a fair and honest review.