Take-home slipsPsalm 18:2

How to learn a verseKJV with the Apocrypha

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The LORD is ___ rock, and my ______, and my deliverer; ___ God, my strength, ___ whom I will _____; my buckler, and ___ horn of my ______, and my high _____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ___ my ____, ___ my ______, ___ my ______; ___ God, ___ ______, in ____ ___ will _____; ___ buckler, ___ ___ horn ___ ___ salvation, ___ ___ high _____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L i m r, a m f, a m d; m G, m s, i w I w t; m b, a t h o m s, a m h t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 18:2

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

How to learn a verseKJV with the Apocrypha

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The LORD is ___ rock, and my ______, and my deliverer; ___ God, my strength, ___ whom I will _____; my buckler, and ___ horn of my ______, and my high _____.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ____ ___ my ____, ___ my ______, ___ my ______; ___ God, ___ ______, in ____ ___ will _____; ___ buckler, ___ ___ horn ___ ___ salvation, ___ ___ high _____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T L i m r, a m f, a m d; m G, m s, i w I w t; m b, a t h o m s, a m h t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 18:2

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