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NASB | Psalm 119:105 ¶ Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 119:105 ¶ Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. [Prov 6:23] |
Bible Question:
What is your favorite Bible edition? While we're discussing tools for Bible study (ID# 182749), I would like to ask a related question. What is your favorite edition of the Bible? That is, which of your Bibles do you use the most? Notice that the question is not merely what translation do you use, though that is one part of the question. What is the title, publisher and translation of the Bible you use most? Is it a study Bible, reference Bible, niche Bible or other? What is the name of it? Is your favorite Bible large print, compact, a reference edition, etc.? Give as much or as little detail as you want to. What is it about your favorite Bible that you especially like? Is it the binding, the notes, the size of the print, the cross references, concordance, etc.? For example, your favorite might be the MacArthur Study Bible, the NASB in large print, a classic reference Bible, or parallel Bible. Tell us which it is and the title. I am eager to read your replies. Grace to all, John * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. Psalm 27:5 (KJV) |
Bible Answer: Recommended Editions of the Bible For the past 10 years, since it first came out, the Bible I have used the most (virtually every day since I've been on the Forum) is the MacArthur Study Bible (MacA). The new NASB MacArthur has even more features than the original NKJV edition, including a concordance (121 pages), something important that the first MacArthur lacked. Now that the MacA is available in the NASB and with a concordance, it has everything I need, except larger print. I highly recommend the MacA, either the NASB or the NKJV. For me the notes are its best feature, i.e., the great number and quality of the NKJV marginal notes, which are some of the best I've seen in any Bible. While not agreeing with every last thing MacArthur says, I find that I trust him and his scholarship more than any other living author, although I am still very much a Berean (Acts 17:11). Not that his writings are infallible -- I know that only the Scriptures in the original manuscripts are infallible and inerrant. I give the MacA Study Bible the highest recommendation. I've never been disappointed in it. It's worth every cent it cost and more. Other study Bibles I use include the Old Scofield (1917), the New Scofield Reference Bible (1967), the Scofield NIV (1984), the NASB Study Bible, the Life Application Study Bible (NIV), the Harper Study Bible (NRSV), the King James Study Bible (Nelson), the Ryrie Study Bible, NASB (both the original and the expanded), and the NET Bible with its more than 60,000 notes. If you don't have a Ryrie Study Bible, you may want to look into it. It was my most used Bible for about 20 years, before the MacA came along. Also, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Life Application Study Bible (LAB) to anyone from novice to experienced Bible reader. The LAB has an incredible amount of useful Bible information contained not only in the notes but also in charts, maps, diagrams, personality profiles, etc. |