Take-home slipsPsalm 121:1-2

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 121:1-2 A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A Song of ______. I was glad ____ they said to ___, Let us go ____ the house of ___ Lord. Our feet _____ in thy courts, ___ Jerusalem.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A ____ ___ Degrees. ___ ___ glad ____ ____ said ___ ___, Let ___ ___ into ___ _____ of ___ ____. Our ____ _____ in ___ ______, O ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A S o D. I w g w t s t m, L u g i t h o t L. O f s i t c, O J.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 121:1-2

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 121:1-2 A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A Song of ______. I was glad ____ they said to ___, Let us go ____ the house of ___ Lord. Our feet _____ in thy courts, ___ Jerusalem.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A ____ ___ Degrees. ___ ___ glad ____ ____ said ___ ___, Let ___ ___ into ___ _____ of ___ ____. Our ____ _____ in ___ ______, O ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A S o D. I w g w t s t m, L u g i t h o t L. O f s i t c, O J.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 121:1-2

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