Take-home slipsPsalm 103:1-2

How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint

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

Psalm 103:1-2 A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour: who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour: who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A Psalm of _____. Bless the Lord, ___ my soul. O ____ my God, thou ___ very great; thou ____ clothed thyself with ______ and honour: who ____ robe thyself with _____ as with a ______; spreading out the ______ as a curtain.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A _____ ___ David. _____ ___ Lord, ___ ___ soul. ___ ____ my ___, ____ art ____ _____; thou ____ ______ thyself ____ ______ and ______: ___ dost ____ ______ with _____ ___ with ___ ______; spreading ___ ___ heaven ___ ___ curtain.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A P o D. B t L, O m s. O L m G, t a v g; t h c t w p a h: w d r t w l a w a g; s o t h a a c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 103:1-2

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

How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint

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

Psalm 103:1-2 A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour: who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour: who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A Psalm of _____. Bless the Lord, ___ my soul. O ____ my God, thou ___ very great; thou ____ clothed thyself with ______ and honour: who ____ robe thyself with _____ as with a ______; spreading out the ______ as a curtain.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A _____ ___ David. _____ ___ Lord, ___ ___ soul. ___ ____ my ___, ____ art ____ _____; thou ____ ______ thyself ____ ______ and ______: ___ dost ____ ______ with _____ ___ with ___ ______; spreading ___ ___ heaven ___ ___ curtain.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A P o D. B t L, O m s. O L m G, t a v g; t h c t w p a h: w d r t w l a w a g; s o t h a a c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 103:1-2

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