Take-home slipsPsalm 42:5

How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition

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

Psalm 42:5 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why are you ___ despair, my soul? ___ are you disturbed ______ me? Hope in ___! For I shall _____ praise him for ___ saving help of ___ presence.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ___ in ______, ___ soul? ___ ___ you ______ ______ me? ____ ___ God! ___ ___ shall _____ ______ him ___ ___ saving ____ ___ his ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a y i d, m s? W a y d w m? H i G! F I s s p h f t s h o h p.
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 verseWEB Catholic Edition

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

Psalm 42:5 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Why are you ___ despair, my soul? ___ are you disturbed ______ me? Hope in ___! For I shall _____ praise him for ___ saving help of ___ presence.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Why ___ ___ in ______, ___ soul? ___ ___ you ______ ______ me? ____ ___ God! ___ ___ shall _____ ______ him ___ ___ saving ____ ___ his ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W a y i d, m s? W a y d w m? H i G! F I s s p h f t s h o h p.
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.