How to learn a verse(NET)
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The Lord is ___ high ridge, my ______, my deliverer. My ___ is my rocky ______ where I take ______, my shield, the ____ that saves me, ___ my refuge.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ___ my ____ _____, my ______, ___ deliverer. ___ ___ is ___ _____ summit _____ ___ take ______, ___ shield, ___ ____ that _____ ___, and ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L i m h r, m s, m d. M G i m r s w I t s, m s, t h t s m, a m r.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 18:2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.