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Nkjv, Spurgeon and the Psalms, MacLaren Series: The Book of Psalms with Devotions from Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon & the Psalms will guide you into reading and meditating on God's Word with the insight of "the prince of preachers." This devotional psalter features a brief extract from Charles Spurgeon's beloved The Treasury of David leading into each of the 150 chapters of Psalms.
In this edition, Spurgeon's insights are paired with the trusted New King James Version. The NKJV balances the literary beauty and familiarity of the King James tradition with an extraordinary commitment to preserving the grammar and structure of the underlying biblical languages. The result is a Bible translation that is both beautiful and uncompromising--perfect for serious study, devotional use, and reading aloud.
Features
Devotional thoughts from Charles Spurgeon drawn from The Treasury of David
An exquisite edition of Psalms in the trusted NKJV translation
Each psalm is set in a poetic-style single column on a right-hand page with room to journal your own meditations
Clear and readable NKJV Comfort Print(R)
About the Maclaren Named for noted Victorian-era preacher Alexander Maclaren, this series of elegant Bibles features regal blue highlights and verse numbers, and clear, line-matched text.
In this edition, Spurgeon's insights are paired with the trusted New King James Version. The NKJV balances the literary beauty and familiarity of the King James tradition with an extraordinary commitment to preserving the grammar and structure of the underlying biblical languages. The result is a Bible translation that is both beautiful and uncompromising--perfect for serious study, devotional use, and reading aloud.
Features
Devotional thoughts from Charles Spurgeon drawn from The Treasury of David
An exquisite edition of Psalms in the trusted NKJV translation
Each psalm is set in a poetic-style single column on a right-hand page with room to journal your own meditations
Clear and readable NKJV Comfort Print(R)
About the Maclaren Named for noted Victorian-era preacher Alexander Maclaren, this series of elegant Bibles features regal blue highlights and verse numbers, and clear, line-matched text.
352 pages, ebook
Published May 10, 2022
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May 11, 2025
i highly recommend reading the psalms in the NKJV! love Spurgeon and his commentary, such a lovely little book!
November 22, 2025
Spurgeon on anything is equal parts convicting and encouraging. I will be back for more.
June 4, 2024
First sentence: Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
What I didn't love.....
The pages are VERY thin. There is a LOT of ghosting. Depending on the length of the psalm on the page, you can read other psalms through the paper. Thomas Nelson has published some great Bibles with minimal ghosting. I know that it is possible for them to design a Bible well, with minimal ghosting and beautiful layout.
These are short devotions. Do not expect Treasury of David. Just don't. If you've read even a little of Treasury of David you might expect something substantive and meaty about each psalm. These are short, concise devotions. Not exactly fluffy and superficial but not as substantive as reading other Spurgeon books.
What I loved....
Each psalm gets its own page. Each psalm has a "devotion" by Charles Spurgeon. I absolutely love the premise of a stand-alone book of psalms. I love the light-weight, take-it-with-you notion of reading and rereading Psalms. Psalms are meant to be read again-again-again. The book of Psalms should be SO familiar and beloved by Christians. This book does encourage you to make psalms part of your daily life.
It uses the New King James Version.
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
What I didn't love.....
The pages are VERY thin. There is a LOT of ghosting. Depending on the length of the psalm on the page, you can read other psalms through the paper. Thomas Nelson has published some great Bibles with minimal ghosting. I know that it is possible for them to design a Bible well, with minimal ghosting and beautiful layout.
These are short devotions. Do not expect Treasury of David. Just don't. If you've read even a little of Treasury of David you might expect something substantive and meaty about each psalm. These are short, concise devotions. Not exactly fluffy and superficial but not as substantive as reading other Spurgeon books.
What I loved....
Each psalm gets its own page. Each psalm has a "devotion" by Charles Spurgeon. I absolutely love the premise of a stand-alone book of psalms. I love the light-weight, take-it-with-you notion of reading and rereading Psalms. Psalms are meant to be read again-again-again. The book of Psalms should be SO familiar and beloved by Christians. This book does encourage you to make psalms part of your daily life.
It uses the New King James Version.
June 21, 2022
I was preparing my June discipline to read through the Psalms – five chapters per day – when I was offered the chance to review this gem of a book from Bible Gateway.
This lovely leather edition of “Spurgeon and the Psalms” is a simple and straight-forward devotional. Presented in the New Kings James Version, each chapter opens with a devotion by Spurgeon, the psalm itself and footnotes at the end of each. The print is clear and concise. The pages are exquisitely smooth in texture.
“The delightful study of the Psalms has yielded me boundless profit and ever-growing pleasure…” C.H. Spurgeon
The devotional book can be found on Amazon here or at Bible Gateway here.
I have received this copy for free as a member of BG2 for review. I am a #BibleGatewayPartner.
This lovely leather edition of “Spurgeon and the Psalms” is a simple and straight-forward devotional. Presented in the New Kings James Version, each chapter opens with a devotion by Spurgeon, the psalm itself and footnotes at the end of each. The print is clear and concise. The pages are exquisitely smooth in texture.
“The delightful study of the Psalms has yielded me boundless profit and ever-growing pleasure…” C.H. Spurgeon
The devotional book can be found on Amazon here or at Bible Gateway here.
I have received this copy for free as a member of BG2 for review. I am a #BibleGatewayPartner.
October 5, 2025
The more I read the Book of Psalms the more I want to learn more about the Psalms. You can find something in every Psalm that you can relate to or know someone that can relate. Psalm 119 exalts God’s Word as the source of all wisdom, guidance, and strength. It urges believers and hopefully non believers to love, obey and delight with all their hearts in God’s Word above everything else.
This is a book that I will read year after year.
This is a book that I will read year after year.
January 31, 2024
A good devotional read
I’ve wanted to read some Spurgeon for some time and this was a good introduction. I liked his introductions/insights into each Psalm as we went, it provided a new perspective on Psalms that I have read many times before. It freshened my thoughts as I made the journey.
I’ve wanted to read some Spurgeon for some time and this was a good introduction. I liked his introductions/insights into each Psalm as we went, it provided a new perspective on Psalms that I have read many times before. It freshened my thoughts as I made the journey.
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April 8, 2025This book combined with a copy of ESV Psalms Scripture Journal and the Blue Bible Binder will make a James Method Study of the Book of Psalms altogether.
May 27, 2024
Awesome.
November 23, 2023
A beautiful devotional walking through the Psalms.
January 8, 2025
The book begins with a preface by 19th-century English pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon "the prince of preachers." He pens, "The delightful study of the Psalms has yielded me boundless profit and ever-growing pleasure; common gratitude constrains me to communicate to others a portion of the benefit, with the prayer that it may induce them to search further for themselves." Spurgeon writes that the Psalms were the Christians' ballads. These are lovely songs of God and sacred hymns of holy feelings.
What an excellent way to read the Book of Psalms, as it encourages your heart this summer. The Psalms are where God revealed Himself so we can know His love for us. Each devotion starts with a short passage from Spurgeon from "The Treasury of David," followed by each of the 150 Psalms.
Add this beautiful, soft leather book to your devotional time and Bible study as you meditate on God's word. The back has a place for notes.
I highly recommend this book as a gift to a dear friend or yourself.
What an excellent way to read the Book of Psalms, as it encourages your heart this summer. The Psalms are where God revealed Himself so we can know His love for us. Each devotion starts with a short passage from Spurgeon from "The Treasury of David," followed by each of the 150 Psalms.
Add this beautiful, soft leather book to your devotional time and Bible study as you meditate on God's word. The back has a place for notes.
I highly recommend this book as a gift to a dear friend or yourself.
May 4, 2024
Less of a devotional and more of Spurgeon pulling an excerpt from the Psalm and talking about it, which I loved reading his thoughts and understandings on the psalm.
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