The Treasury of David, Vol. 6 of 6: Containing an Original Exposition of the Book of Psalms; A Collection of Illustrative Extracts From the Whole ... Verse; And Lists of Writings Upon Each P - Softcover

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330714644 ISBN 13: 9781330714645

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 of 6 At length I am able to present to the Christian public another part of "The Treasury of David." It has demanded longer labour than its predecessors, but that labour has been freely given to it; and to the utmost of my ability I have kept the volume up to the level of those which have gone before. In the production of this exposition I had far rather be long than lax; for I know by experience the disappointment which comes to readers when, after a promising beginning, they see a serious declension towards the end. The general acceptance given to this Commentary has placed me under a heavy obligation to do my best even to the end. Towards that end I am still proceeding with all possible diligence, and it is with great pleasure that I look forward to the speedy issue of the last volume of the work. Many labours distract me from this favourite employment, but I hope to press on with more speed than of late, if my life be spared. It would be imprudent to make too sure of that; for the most fragile Venice glass is not more brittle than human life: "The spiders most attenuated threadIs cord, is cable, to the tender filmWhich holds our soul in life." I have been all the longer over this portion of my task because I have been bewildered in the expanse of the One Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm, which makes up the bulk of this volume. Its dimensions and its depth alike overcame me. It spread itself out before me like a vast, rolling prairie, to which I could see no bound, and this alone created a feeling of dismay. Its expanse was unbroken by a bluff or headland, and hence it threatened a monotonous task, although the fear has not been realized. This marvellous poem seemed to me a great sea of holy teaching, moving, in its many verses, wave upon wave; altogether without an island of special and remarkable statement to break it up. I confess I hesitated to launch upon it. Other Psalms have been mere lakes, but this is the main ocean

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1330714644
• ISBN 13: 9781330714645
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 484