Take-home slipsPsalm 27:1

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 27:1 A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A psalm for _____ himself. Unto thee ____ I cry, O ____: O my God, ___ not thou silent ___ me: lest thou ___ silent to me, ___ become like them ____ go down into ___ pit.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A _____ ___ David ______. ____ thee ____ ___ cry, ___ ____: O ___ ___, be ___ ____ silent ___ ___: lest ____ ___ silent ___ ___, I ______ ____ them ____ ___ down ____ ___ pit.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A p f D h. U t w I c, O L: O m G, b n t s t m: l t b s t m, I b l t t g d i 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 verseDRA

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

Psalm 27:1 A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A psalm for _____ himself. Unto thee ____ I cry, O ____: O my God, ___ not thou silent ___ me: lest thou ___ silent to me, ___ become like them ____ go down into ___ pit.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A _____ ___ David ______. ____ thee ____ ___ cry, ___ ____: O ___ ___, be ___ ____ silent ___ ___: lest ____ ___ silent ___ ___, I ______ ____ them ____ ___ down ____ ___ pit.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A p f D h. U t w I c, O L: O m G, b n t s t m: l t b s t m, I b l t t g d i 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.