Take-home slipsPsalm 42:5

How to learn a verseBSB

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

Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why are you ______, O my soul? ___ the unease within ___? Put your hope ___ God, for I ____ yet praise Him ___ the salvation of ___ presence.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ___ downcast, ___ ___ soul? ___ ___ unease ______ ___? Put ____ ____ in ___, ___ I ____ ___ praise ___ ___ the ______ ___ His ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a y d, O m s? W t u w m? P y h i G, f I w y p H f t s o H p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:5

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 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why are you ______, O my soul? ___ the unease within ___? Put your hope ___ God, for I ____ yet praise Him ___ the salvation of ___ presence.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ___ downcast, ___ ___ soul? ___ ___ unease ______ ___? Put ____ ____ in ___, ___ I ____ ___ praise ___ ___ the ______ ___ His ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a y d, O m s? W t u w m? P y h i G, f I w y p H f t s o H p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:5

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