Take-home slipsPsalm 32:8

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 32:8 'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.'I will instruct ____ and teach thee ___ the way which ____ shalt go; I ____ give counsel, Mine ___ being upon thee.'
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.'I ____ ______ thee ___ _____ thee ___ ___ way _____ ____ shalt ___; ___ will ____ ______, Mine ___ _____ upon ____.'
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.'I w i t a t t i t w w t s g; I w g c, M e b u t.'
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 32:8

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 32:8 'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.'I will instruct ____ and teach thee ___ the way which ____ shalt go; I ____ give counsel, Mine ___ being upon thee.'
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.'I ____ ______ thee ___ _____ thee ___ ___ way _____ ____ shalt ___; ___ will ____ ______, Mine ___ _____ upon ____.'
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.'I w i t a t t i t w w t s g; I w g c, M e b u t.'
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 32:8

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