Take-home slipsPsalm 142:4-5

How to learn a verseBBE

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 142:4-5 Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul. I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul. I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Looking to my _____ side, I saw ___ man who was ___ friend: I had ___ safe place; no ___ had any care ___ my soul. I ____ made my cry ___ you, O Lord; ___ have said, You ___ my safe place, ___ my heritage in ___ land of the ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Looking ___ ___ right ____, ___ saw ___ ___ who ___ ___ friend: ___ ___ no ____ _____; no ___ ___ any ____ ___ my ____. ___ have ____ ___ cry ___ ___, O ____; ___ have ____, ___ are ___ ____ place, ___ ___ heritage ___ ___ land ___ ___ living.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L t m r s, I s n m w w m f: I h n s p; n o h a c f m s. I h m m c t y, O L; I h s, Y a m s p, a m h i t l o t l.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 142:4-5

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseBBE

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 142:4-5 Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul. I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul. I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Looking to my _____ side, I saw ___ man who was ___ friend: I had ___ safe place; no ___ had any care ___ my soul. I ____ made my cry ___ you, O Lord; ___ have said, You ___ my safe place, ___ my heritage in ___ land of the ______.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Looking ___ ___ right ____, ___ saw ___ ___ who ___ ___ friend: ___ ___ no ____ _____; no ___ ___ any ____ ___ my ____. ___ have ____ ___ cry ___ ___, O ____; ___ have ____, ___ are ___ ____ place, ___ ___ heritage ___ ___ land ___ ___ living.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L t m r s, I s n m w w m f: I h n s p; n o h a c f m s. I h m m c t y, O L; I h s, Y a m s p, a m h i t l o t l.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 142:4-5

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.