Take-home slipsPsalm 91:4-5

How to learn a verseKJV

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

Psalm 91:4-5 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.He shall cover ____ with his feathers, ___ under his wings _____ thou trust: his _____ shall be thy ______ and buckler. Thou _____ not be afraid ___ the terror by _____; nor for the _____ that flieth by ___;
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.He _____ _____ thee ____ ___ feathers, ___ _____ his _____ _____ thou _____: ___ truth _____ ___ thy ______ ___ buckler. ____ _____ not ___ ______ for ___ ______ by _____; ___ for ___ _____ that ______ ___ day;
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H s c t w h f, a u h w s t t: h t s b t s a b. T s n b a f t t b n; n f t a t f b d;
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 91:4-5

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 91:4-5 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.He shall cover ____ with his feathers, ___ under his wings _____ thou trust: his _____ shall be thy ______ and buckler. Thou _____ not be afraid ___ the terror by _____; nor for the _____ that flieth by ___;
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.He _____ _____ thee ____ ___ feathers, ___ _____ his _____ _____ thou _____: ___ truth _____ ___ thy ______ ___ buckler. ____ _____ not ___ ______ for ___ ______ by _____; ___ for ___ _____ that ______ ___ day;
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H s c t w h f, a u h w s t t: h t s b t s a b. T s n b a f t t b n; n f t a t f b d;
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 91:4-5

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