Take-home slipsPsalm 27:4

How to learn a verseASV

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 in his temple.

1. 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 in his temple.
2. 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 ______ in his temple.
3. 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 ___ ______ in ___ ______.
4. 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 i h t.
5. 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.

How to learn a verseASV

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 in his temple.

1. 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 in his temple.
2. 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 ______ in his temple.
3. 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 ___ ______ in ___ ______.
4. 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 i h t.
5. 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.