Take-home slipsPsalm 42:11

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 42:11 (42-12) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why moanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(42-12) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why moanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance, and my God.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(42-12) Why ___ thou cast down, ___ my soul? and ___ moanest thou within ___? Hope thou in ___; for I shall ___ praise Him, the ______ of my countenance, ___ my God.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(42-___) ___ art ____ ____ down, ___ ___ soul? ___ ___ moanest ____ ______ me? ____ ____ in ___; ___ I _____ ___ praise ___, ___ salvation ___ ___ countenance, ___ ___ God.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(4-1) W a t c d, O m s? a w m t w m? H t i G; f I s y p H, t s o m c, a m G.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:11

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 42:11 (42-12) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why moanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(42-12) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why moanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance, and my God.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(42-12) Why ___ thou cast down, ___ my soul? and ___ moanest thou within ___? Hope thou in ___; for I shall ___ praise Him, the ______ of my countenance, ___ my God.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(42-___) ___ art ____ ____ down, ___ ___ soul? ___ ___ moanest ____ ______ me? ____ ____ in ___; ___ I _____ ___ praise ___, ___ salvation ___ ___ countenance, ___ ___ God.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(4-1) W a t c d, O m s? a w m t w m? H t i G; f I s y p H, t s o m c, a m G.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 42:11

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