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 27:4 One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.One [thing] have ___ asked of Jehovah, ____ will I seek _____: that I may _____ in the house ___ Jehovah all the ____ of my life, ___ behold the beauty ___ Jehovah, and to ______ [of him] in ___ temple.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.One [_____] ____ I _____ ___ Jehovah, ____ ____ I ____ _____: that ___ ___ dwell ___ ___ house ___ ______ all ___ ____ of ___ ____, to ______ ___ beauty ___ ______, and ___ ______ [of ___] ___ his ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O [t] h I a o J, t w I s a: t I m d i t h o J a t d o m l, t b t b o J, a t i [o h] i h t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 27:4
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.