Take-home slipsPsalm 27:1

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 27:1 A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A Psalm of _____. To thee, O ____, have I cried; ___ God, be not ______ toward me: lest ____ be silent toward ___, and so I ______ be likened to ____ that go down ___ the pit.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A _____ ___ David. ___ ____, O ____, ____ I _____; ___ God, ___ ___ silent ______ ___: lest ____ ___ silent ______ ___, and ___ ___ should ___ ______ to ____ ____ go ____ ___ the ___.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A P o D. T t, O L, h I c; m G, b n s t m: l t b s t m, a s I s b l t t t g d t t p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 27:1

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 27:1 A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A Psalm of _____. To thee, O ____, have I cried; ___ God, be not ______ toward me: lest ____ be silent toward ___, and so I ______ be likened to ____ that go down ___ the pit.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A _____ ___ David. ___ ____, O ____, ____ I _____; ___ God, ___ ___ silent ______ ___: lest ____ ___ silent ______ ___, and ___ ___ should ___ ______ to ____ ____ go ____ ___ the ___.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A P o D. T t, O L, h I c; m G, b n s t m: l t b s t m, a s I s b l t t t g d t t p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 27:1

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