Take-home slipsPsalm 125:2

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 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people, from this time forth and for ever.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people, from this time forth and for ever.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.As the mountains ___ round about Jerusalem, ___ the LORD is _____ about His people, ____ this time forth ___ for ever.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.As ___ ______ are _____ _____ Jerusalem, ___ ___ LORD ___ _____ about ___ ______, from ____ ____ forth ___ ___ ever.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A t m a r a J, s t L i r a H p, f t t f a f e.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 125:2

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 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people, from this time forth and for ever.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about His people, from this time forth and for ever.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.As the mountains ___ round about Jerusalem, ___ the LORD is _____ about His people, ____ this time forth ___ for ever.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.As ___ ______ are _____ _____ Jerusalem, ___ ___ LORD ___ _____ about ___ ______, from ____ ____ forth ___ ___ ever.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A t m a r a J, s t L i r a H p, f t t f a f e.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 125:2

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