Take-home slipsPsalm 27:4

How to learn a verseLSV

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

Psalm 27:4 One [thing] I asked of YHWH—it I seek: My dwelling in the house of YHWH, || All the days of my life, || To look on the pleasantness of YHWH, || And to inquire in His temple.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.One [thing] I asked of YHWH—it I seek: My dwelling in the house of YHWH, || All the days of my life, || To look on the pleasantness of YHWH, || And to inquire in His temple.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.One [thing] I _____ of YHWH—it ___ seek: My dwelling ___ the house of ____, || All the days ___ my life, || To ____ on the pleasantness ___ YHWH, || And to ______ in His temple.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.One [_____] ___ asked ___ ____—it ___ ____: My ______ ___ the _____ ___ YHWH, || ___ ___ days ___ ___ life, || ___ ____ on ___ ______ of ____, || ___ to ______ ___ His ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O [t] I a o Y—i I s: M d i t h o Y, || A t d o m l, || T l o t p o Y, || A t i i H t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 27:4

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

How to learn a verseLSV

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

Psalm 27:4 One [thing] I asked of YHWH—it I seek: My dwelling in the house of YHWH, || All the days of my life, || To look on the pleasantness of YHWH, || And to inquire in His temple.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.One [thing] I asked of YHWH—it I seek: My dwelling in the house of YHWH, || All the days of my life, || To look on the pleasantness of YHWH, || And to inquire in His temple.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.One [thing] I _____ of YHWH—it ___ seek: My dwelling ___ the house of ____, || All the days ___ my life, || To ____ on the pleasantness ___ YHWH, || And to ______ in His temple.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.One [_____] ___ asked ___ ____—it ___ ____: My ______ ___ the _____ ___ YHWH, || ___ ___ days ___ ___ life, || ___ ____ on ___ ______ of ____, || ___ to ______ ___ His ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O [t] I a o Y—i I s: M d i t h o Y, || A t d o m l, || T l o t p o Y, || A t i i H t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 27:4

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