Psalm 30:5: Printable Verse Cards (Bible in Basic English)

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 verseBBE

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

Psalm 30:5 For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.For his wrath ___ only for a ______; in his grace _____ is life; weeping ___ be for a _____, but joy comes ___ the morning.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.For ___ _____ is ____ ___ a ______; ___ his _____ _____ is ____; ______ may ___ ___ a _____, ___ joy _____ ___ the ______.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.F h w i o f a m; i h g t i l; w m b f a n, b j c i t m.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 30:5

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

Psalm 30:5BBE

For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.