Take-home slipsPsalm 103:1-2

How to learn a verseBSB

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

Psalm 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Bless the LORD, ___ my soul; all ____ is within me, _____ His holy name. _____ the LORD, O ___ soul, and do ___ forget all His ____ deeds—
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Bless ___ ____, O ___ ____; all ____ ___ within ___, _____ His ____ ____. Bless ___ ____, O ___ ____, and ___ ___ forget ___ ___ kind _____—
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B t L, O m s; a t i w m, b H h n. B t L, O m s, a d n f a H k d—
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 verseBSB

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

Psalm 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Bless the LORD, ___ my soul; all ____ is within me, _____ His holy name. _____ the LORD, O ___ soul, and do ___ forget all His ____ deeds—
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Bless ___ ____, O ___ ____; all ____ ___ within ___, _____ His ____ ____. Bless ___ ____, O ___ ____, and ___ ___ forget ___ ___ kind _____—
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B t L, O m s; a t i w m, b H h n. B t L, O m s, a d n f a H k d—
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.