Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Search me, O ___, and know my _____: try me, and ____ my thoughts: And ___ if there be ___ wicked way in ___, and lead me ___ the way everlasting.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Search ___, ___ God, ___ ____ my _____: ___ me, ___ ____ my ______: ___ see ___ _____ be ___ ______ way ___ ___, and ____ ___ in ___ ___ everlasting.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 139:23-24
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The first letter of every word: S m, O G, a k m h: t m, a k m t: A s i t b a w w i m, a l m i t w e.