Take-home slipsPsalm 91:1-2

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 91:1-2 O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty; I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust,

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty; I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust,
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.O thou that ______ in the covert ___ the Most High, ___ abidest in the ______ of the Almighty; ___ will say of ___ LORD, who is ___ refuge and my ______, my God, in ____ I trust,
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.O ____ ____ dwellest ___ ___ covert ___ ___ Most ____, ___ abidest ___ ___ shadow ___ ___ Almighty; ___ ____ say ___ ___ LORD, ___ ___ my ______ ___ my ______, ___ God, ___ ____ I _____,
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O t t d i t c o t M H, a a i t s o t A; I w s o t L, w i m r a m f, m G, i w I t,
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 91:1-2

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 91:1-2 O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty; I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust,

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty; I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust,
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.O thou that ______ in the covert ___ the Most High, ___ abidest in the ______ of the Almighty; ___ will say of ___ LORD, who is ___ refuge and my ______, my God, in ____ I trust,
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.O ____ ____ dwellest ___ ___ covert ___ ___ Most ____, ___ abidest ___ ___ shadow ___ ___ Almighty; ___ ____ say ___ ___ LORD, ___ ___ my ______ ___ my ______, ___ God, ___ ____ I _____,
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O t t d i t c o t M H, a a i t s o t A; I w s o t L, w i m r a m f, m G, i w I t,
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 91:1-2

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