Take-home slipsPsalm 39:7

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 39:7 Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Sacrifice and oblation ____ didst not desire; ___ thou hast pierced ____ for me. Burnt ______ and sin offering ____ didst not require:
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Sacrifice ___ ______ thou _____ ___ desire; ___ ____ hast ______ ____ for ___. _____ offering ___ ___ offering ____ _____ not ______:
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S a o t d n d; b t h p e f m. B o a s o t d n r:
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 39:7

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 39:7 Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Sacrifice and oblation ____ didst not desire; ___ thou hast pierced ____ for me. Burnt ______ and sin offering ____ didst not require:
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Sacrifice ___ ______ thou _____ ___ desire; ___ ____ hast ______ ____ for ___. _____ offering ___ ___ offering ____ _____ not ______:
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S a o t d n d; b t h p e f m. B o a s o t d n r:
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 39:7

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