Take-home slipsPsalm 4:8

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 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.I will both ___ me down in _____, and sleep: for ____, LORD, only makest ___ dwell in safety.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.I ____ ____ lay ___ ____ in _____, ___ sleep: ___ ____, LORD, ____ ______ me _____ ___ safety.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I w b l m d i p, a s: f t, L, o m m d i s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 4:8

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 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.I will both ___ me down in _____, and sleep: for ____, LORD, only makest ___ dwell in safety.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.I ____ ____ lay ___ ____ in _____, ___ sleep: ___ ____, LORD, ____ ______ me _____ ___ safety.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I w b l m d i p, a s: f t, L, o m m d i s.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 4:8

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