Take-home slipsPsalm 62:1

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 62:1 (62-1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (62-2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(62-1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (62-2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(62-1) For ___ Leader; for Jeduthun. ___ Psalm of David. (___-2) Only for ___ doth my soul ____ in stillness; from ___ cometh my salvation.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(62-___) ___ the ______; ___ Jeduthun. ___ _____ of _____. (___-2) ____ ___ God ____ ___ soul ____ ___ stillness; ____ ___ cometh ___ ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(6-1) F t L; f J. A P o D. (6-2) O f G d m s w i s; f H c m s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 62:1

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 62:1 (62-1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (62-2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(62-1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (62-2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(62-1) For ___ Leader; for Jeduthun. ___ Psalm of David. (___-2) Only for ___ doth my soul ____ in stillness; from ___ cometh my salvation.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(62-___) ___ the ______; ___ Jeduthun. ___ _____ of _____. (___-2) ____ ___ God ____ ___ soul ____ ___ stillness; ____ ___ cometh ___ ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(6-1) F t L; f J. A P o D. (6-2) O f G d m s w i s; f H c m s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 62:1

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