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Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Ruth Chou Simons is a Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning author of several books and Bible studies, including GraceLaced; Beholding and Becoming; When Strivings Cease; and Now and Not Yet. She is the founder, CEO, and chief creative officer of GraceLaced, an art and lifestyle brand. Simons is also an artist, podcaster, and speaker. She uses each of these platforms to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts, making deep truths beautifully accessible with her signature art and relatable communication style. Simons has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox, Christianity Today, and Hallmark Home and Family. She and her husband, Troy, live in Western Colorado and are grateful parents to six boys―their greatest adventure.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork
Beautiful artwork. I bought this for a friend and she loves it.
5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice scripture/journal combo. Pretty illustrations & nice paper quality
A very nice scripture/journal combo. Pretty illustrations, nice paper quality, and plenty of space to write thoughts and reflections inside. I think this would make an excellent gift. I think the pricing is reasonable for how thick and nice the book is. Overall, I would recommend it.
4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful but not the best journal
This review is for the paperback ESV Scripture Journal: Psalms. This book is very pretty. The paper back cover is a matte paper with watercolor image. The paperback binding certainly doesn’t lay flat (to be expected) but because it’s so thick (over 500 pages). I’s also hard to get the book open enough to comfortably journal and it takes a bit of effort to keep it open with one hand so that you can write with the other. That being said the spine does lay flat when open- it’s just that it’s stiff and the book wants to close. The book isn’t too big (5.75x8 inches) but is thick (just over 1.25 inches). The pages don’t feel flimsy (nothing like a tissue thin Bible page) but are not opaque as stated- I can see the print coming through from the back of the page and even the next page. I understand that thicker pages would make the book bigger and heavier but it is something to note.Overall it’s a beautiful book of the Psalms plus journal. The scripture is laid out nicely and easy to read. The journal function is good but not great.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best use is for gifting
This 5-star rating is based on this Psalms journal's use as a gift or as for marking special insights or "memorial stones" to God's faithfulness. I would not recommend this flat-sided version for daily Bible study use unless you are someone who does not write much or at all in her Bible. The artwork is lovely; the paper is sturdy; gold gilding on the side of the pages would put this over the top. But even without that, it would make a beautiful gift.As others have noted, the flat-sided journal does not lie flat like a spiral-sided version would, but then ... this is a copy of the book of Psalms with extra paper in between, so that is pretty much to be expected. The real drawback for me with this flat-sided journal is the layout and space allowed to write -- which is what this journal is supposed to be used for. There's just not enough room with one page and sometimes multiple Psalms on the opposite side. I also got the spiral version, hoping to use that one as a daily Psalm-specific companion to my regular journal and notebooks. This version was to be for whatever God wants to say next year. After testing it out, however, it seems that for me (a prolific Bible margin writer and copious note taker, especially when God is speaking something specific to my heart or situation) and others like me, this version should be reserved for recording "special" moments transferred from regular sermon and study notebooks and reflection journals. Bottom line: Great for gifting, but not for everyone's daily use.
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely and useful copy of the book of Psalms
My purpose isn't really to review the book of Psalms or the ESV translation (although I'd heartily give each five stars!) as much as to assess the specific format of this scripture journal. I find scripture journals to be useful for a variety of reasons, whether you want to take notes along with the text during a specific study or sermon series, or if you're preparing to teach through a book yourself and want to take notes, underline and highlight etc. Each page of text is faced by one lined blank page. This traditional paperback binding has its pros and cons compared to the spiral binding that's also available. This one doesn't lay quite as flat when opened on a desk or table, but it takes up less space on a shelf or in a bag and looks nicer on a shelf. (The journals themselves are the same size, but spiral binding takes up extra room.) Do take into consideration that Psalms is going to be a lot thicker than most other Bible books due to its length; this scripture journal is as thick or thicker than many Bibles!Finally, the cover art by Ruth Chou Simons take a very useful tool and makes it beautiful! The insides are identical (as far as I can tell) to the similar Psalms ESV Scripture Journal with a black cover. It would be hard for any one cover to reflect the wide variety of moods of all the various psalms, but this one is a lovely complement. The back cover looks just like the front, except that it doesn't have the title.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it.
Beautiful. Wonderful front. Great paper quality. A little difficult to use when you are in the center of the book, a spiral bound would have been easier for writing, but the traditional binding is better for traveling for durability.
5.0 out of 5 stars Psalms journaling book
This is a beautiful! It has the whole book of Psalms, with an entire journaling page between each scripture page, which is plenty of room for writing notes or doodling. The artwork on the cover is lovely and well done. The cover itself is just a thick canvas-like paperback. It is ESV version. The book is about the size of my whole Bible, while the Psalms is usually a pretty small part of the Bible. So this tells you how the quality of the pages are thicker, with less possibility of ink bleeding through like in a regular thin-paged Bible; also that the type font is larger and easier to read. I like how this allows you to focus on one entire book of the Bible at a time. I am very happy with this book, it would make a lovely gift!
Has encouraged me
I find it beautiful. Easier to read because of the thicker paperand I love the "note side page" as I write scriptures into declarations, which I can skim at any time and be reminded of God's. word.
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AED10607
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Order today to get by 7-14 business days
Delivery fee of AED 20. Free for orders above AED 200.
Imported From: United States
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Ruth Chou Simons is a Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning author of several books and Bible studies, including GraceLaced; Beholding and Becoming; When Strivings Cease; and Now and Not Yet. She is the founder, CEO, and chief creative officer of GraceLaced, an art and lifestyle brand. Simons is also an artist, podcaster, and speaker. She uses each of these platforms to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts, making deep truths beautifully accessible with her signature art and relatable communication style. Simons has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox, Christianity Today, and Hallmark Home and Family. She and her husband, Troy, live in Western Colorado and are grateful parents to six boys―their greatest adventure.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork
Beautiful artwork. I bought this for a friend and she loves it.
5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice scripture/journal combo. Pretty illustrations & nice paper quality
A very nice scripture/journal combo. Pretty illustrations, nice paper quality, and plenty of space to write thoughts and reflections inside. I think this would make an excellent gift. I think the pricing is reasonable for how thick and nice the book is. Overall, I would recommend it.
4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful but not the best journal
This review is for the paperback ESV Scripture Journal: Psalms. This book is very pretty. The paper back cover is a matte paper with watercolor image. The paperback binding certainly doesn’t lay flat (to be expected) but because it’s so thick (over 500 pages). I’s also hard to get the book open enough to comfortably journal and it takes a bit of effort to keep it open with one hand so that you can write with the other. That being said the spine does lay flat when open- it’s just that it’s stiff and the book wants to close. The book isn’t too big (5.75x8 inches) but is thick (just over 1.25 inches). The pages don’t feel flimsy (nothing like a tissue thin Bible page) but are not opaque as stated- I can see the print coming through from the back of the page and even the next page. I understand that thicker pages would make the book bigger and heavier but it is something to note.Overall it’s a beautiful book of the Psalms plus journal. The scripture is laid out nicely and easy to read. The journal function is good but not great.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best use is for gifting
This 5-star rating is based on this Psalms journal's use as a gift or as for marking special insights or "memorial stones" to God's faithfulness. I would not recommend this flat-sided version for daily Bible study use unless you are someone who does not write much or at all in her Bible. The artwork is lovely; the paper is sturdy; gold gilding on the side of the pages would put this over the top. But even without that, it would make a beautiful gift.As others have noted, the flat-sided journal does not lie flat like a spiral-sided version would, but then ... this is a copy of the book of Psalms with extra paper in between, so that is pretty much to be expected. The real drawback for me with this flat-sided journal is the layout and space allowed to write -- which is what this journal is supposed to be used for. There's just not enough room with one page and sometimes multiple Psalms on the opposite side. I also got the spiral version, hoping to use that one as a daily Psalm-specific companion to my regular journal and notebooks. This version was to be for whatever God wants to say next year. After testing it out, however, it seems that for me (a prolific Bible margin writer and copious note taker, especially when God is speaking something specific to my heart or situation) and others like me, this version should be reserved for recording "special" moments transferred from regular sermon and study notebooks and reflection journals. Bottom line: Great for gifting, but not for everyone's daily use.
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely and useful copy of the book of Psalms
My purpose isn't really to review the book of Psalms or the ESV translation (although I'd heartily give each five stars!) as much as to assess the specific format of this scripture journal. I find scripture journals to be useful for a variety of reasons, whether you want to take notes along with the text during a specific study or sermon series, or if you're preparing to teach through a book yourself and want to take notes, underline and highlight etc. Each page of text is faced by one lined blank page. This traditional paperback binding has its pros and cons compared to the spiral binding that's also available. This one doesn't lay quite as flat when opened on a desk or table, but it takes up less space on a shelf or in a bag and looks nicer on a shelf. (The journals themselves are the same size, but spiral binding takes up extra room.) Do take into consideration that Psalms is going to be a lot thicker than most other Bible books due to its length; this scripture journal is as thick or thicker than many Bibles!Finally, the cover art by Ruth Chou Simons take a very useful tool and makes it beautiful! The insides are identical (as far as I can tell) to the similar Psalms ESV Scripture Journal with a black cover. It would be hard for any one cover to reflect the wide variety of moods of all the various psalms, but this one is a lovely complement. The back cover looks just like the front, except that it doesn't have the title.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it.
Beautiful. Wonderful front. Great paper quality. A little difficult to use when you are in the center of the book, a spiral bound would have been easier for writing, but the traditional binding is better for traveling for durability.
5.0 out of 5 stars Psalms journaling book
This is a beautiful! It has the whole book of Psalms, with an entire journaling page between each scripture page, which is plenty of room for writing notes or doodling. The artwork on the cover is lovely and well done. The cover itself is just a thick canvas-like paperback. It is ESV version. The book is about the size of my whole Bible, while the Psalms is usually a pretty small part of the Bible. So this tells you how the quality of the pages are thicker, with less possibility of ink bleeding through like in a regular thin-paged Bible; also that the type font is larger and easier to read. I like how this allows you to focus on one entire book of the Bible at a time. I am very happy with this book, it would make a lovely gift!
Has encouraged me
I find it beautiful. Easier to read because of the thicker paperand I love the "note side page" as I write scriptures into declarations, which I can skim at any time and be reminded of God's. word.
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