How to learn a verseDarby Bible
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 41:10 — Fear not, for I [am] with thee; be not dismayed, for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.— Fear not, for I [am] with thee; be not dismayed, for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.— Fear not, for ___ [am] with thee; ___ not dismayed, for ___ [am] thy God: ___ will strengthen thee, ___, I will help ____, yea, I will ______ thee with the _____ hand of my ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.— Fear ___, ___ I [___] ____ thee; ___ ___ dismayed, ___ ___ [am] ___ ___: I ____ ______ thee, ___, ___ will ____ ____, yea, ___ ____ uphold ____ ____ the _____ ____ of ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.— F n, f I [a] w t; b n d, f I [a] t G: I w s t, y, I w h t, y, I w u t w t r h o m r.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 41:10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.