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 25:4-5 Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths! Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths! Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Make me understand ____ ways, O Lord! _____ me your paths! _____ me into your _____ and teach me. ___ you are the ___ who delivers me; ___ you I rely ___ day long.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Make ___ ______ your ____, ___ Lord! _____ ___ your _____! _____ me ____ ____ truth ___ _____ me. ___ ___ are ___ ___ who ______ ___; on ___ ___ rely ___ ___ long.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.M m u y w, O L! T m y p! G m i y t a t m. F y a t G w d m; o y I r a d l.
- 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.