Take-home slipsPsalm 119:11

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

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

Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Thy word have ___ laid up in ___ heart, that I _____ not sin against ____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Thy ____ ____ I ____ ___ in ___ _____, that ___ _____ not ___ ______ Thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T w h I l u i m h, t I m n s a T.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 119:11

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

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

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

Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Thy word have ___ laid up in ___ heart, that I _____ not sin against ____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Thy ____ ____ I ____ ___ in ___ _____, that ___ _____ not ___ ______ Thee.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T w h I l u i m h, t I m n s a T.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 119:11

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