Psalm 127:2: Printable Verse Cards (American Standard Version (1901))

One verse, eight to a sheet, Letter or A4. Print at 100%, then cut along the dashes. A cover sheet with the five steps prints first.

How to learn a verseASV

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.It is vain ___ you to rise ___ early, To take ____ late, To eat ___ bread of toil; ___ so he giveth ____ his beloved sleep.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.It ___ ____ for ___ ___ rise ___ _____, To ____ ____ late, ___ ___ the _____ ___ toil; ___ ___ he ______ ____ his ______ _____.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I i v f y t r u e, T t r l, T e t b o t; F s h g u h b s.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 127:2

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

Psalm 127:2ASV

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.