Take-home slipsPsalm 42:5

How to learn a verseKJV

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

Psalm 42:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

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

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

How to learn a verseKJV

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

Psalm 42:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

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

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