How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like thee, cancelling iniquities, and passing over the sins of the remnant of his inheritance? and he has not kept his anger for a testimony, for he delights in mercy. He will return and have mercy upon us; he will sink our iniquities, and they shall be cast into the depths of the sea, even all our sins.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Who is a God like thee, cancelling iniquities, and passing over the sins of the remnant of his inheritance? and he has not kept his anger for a testimony, for he delights in mercy. He will return and have mercy upon us; he will sink our iniquities, and they shall be cast into the depths of the sea, even all our sins.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Who is a ___ like thee, cancelling ______, and passing over ___ sins of the ______ of his inheritance? ___ he has not ____ his anger for ___ testimony, for he ______ in mercy. He ____ return and have _____ upon us; he ____ sink our iniquities, ___ they shall be ____ into the depths ___ the sea, even ___ our sins.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Who ___ ___ God ____ ____, cancelling ______, ___ passing ____ ___ sins ___ ___ remnant ___ ___ inheritance? ___ ___ has ___ ____ his _____ ___ a ______, ___ he ______ ___ mercy. ___ ____ return ___ ____ mercy ____ ___; he ____ ____ our ______, ___ they _____ ___ cast ____ ___ depths ___ ___ sea, ____ ___ our ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W i a G l t, c i, a p o t s o t r o h i? a h h n k h a f a t, f h d i m. H w r a h m u u; h w s o i, a t s b c i t d o t s, e a o s.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Micah 7:18-19
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.