How to learn a verseDarby Bible
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 25:4-5 Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths. Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths. Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Make me to ____ thy ways, O ______; teach me thy _____. Make me to ____ in thy truth, ___ teach me: for ____ art the God ___ my salvation; on ____ do I wait ___ the day.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Make ___ ___ know ___ ____, O ______; _____ me ___ _____. Make ___ ___ walk ___ ___ truth, ___ _____ me: ___ ____ art ___ ___ of ___ ______; on ____ ___ I ____ ___ the ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.M m t k t w, O J; t m t p. M m t w i t t, a t m: f t a t G o m s; o t d I w a t d.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 25:4-5
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.