Memorizing Bible Verses: Psalm 42:9-11 (ESV-English Standard Version)

An important part of keeping God’s word in your heart and having it available for when you need to quote it to fight against the devil’s temptations is to memorize scripture. There are many ways to do this including singing verses, using pneumonic devices, and old-fashioned look and don’t look as you try to say the verse. Here is a technique that I learned from memverse.com. Try it out and see if it works for you. These are the last three verses of the psalm. Congratulations! You have memorized a whole psalm!

Step 1: First read or sing or chant the verses several times.

(Verse 9) I say to God, my rock: “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
(Verse 10)  As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?”  

(Verse 11) Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Step 2: Now try saying the verses with words missing.

(Verse 9)  I say to ___________, my rock: “___________ have you forgotten me? ___________ do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” 
(Verse 10) As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt ___________, while they say to ___________ all the day long, “Where is your ___________?”

(Verse 11) ___________ are you cast down, O my soul, and ___________ are you in turmoil within me? Hope in ___________; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my ___________. 

Step 3: Try saying the verses with more words missing.

(Verse 9)  I say to ___________, my rock: “___________ have you forgotten ___________? ___________ do I go mourning ___________ of the oppression of the ___________?” 
(Verse 10) As with a deadly wound in my ___________, my adversaries taunt ___________, while they ___________ to ___________ all the day ___________, “Where is your ___________?”

(Verse 11) ___________ are you cast ___________, O my soul, and ___________ are you in turmoil within ___________? Hope in ___________; for I shall ___________ praise him, my salvation and my ___________. 

Step 4: Try saying the verses with even more words missing.

(Verse 9)  I say to ___________, my ___________: “___________ have you ___________ ___________? ___________ do I go mourning ___________ of the ___________of the ___________?” 
(Verse 10) As with a ___________ wound in my ___________, my adversaries ___________ ___________, while they ___________ to ___________ all the day ___________, “___________ is your ___________?”

(Verse 11) ___________ are you cast ___________, O my ___________, and ___________ are you in ___________ within ___________? Hope in ___________; for I shall ___________ praise him, my ___________ and my ___________. 

Step 5: Try saying the verses with even more words missing.

(Verse 9)  I ___________ to ___________, my ___________: “___________ ___________ you ___________ ___________? ___________ ___________ I go ___________ ___________ of the ___________ of the ___________?” 
(Verse 10) As with a ___________ ___________ in my ___________, my ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ they ___________ to ___________ all the ___________ ___________, “___________ is your ___________?”

(Verse 11) ___________ are you ___________ ___________, O my ___________, and ___________ are you in ___________ within ___________? ___________ in ___________; for I ___________ ___________ ___________ him, my ___________ and my ___________

Step 6: Try saying the verses with only blanks.

(Verse 9)  ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________: “___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________? ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________?” 
(Verse 10) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, “___________ ___________ ___________ ___________?”

(Verse 11) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________? ___________ ___________ ___________; ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

Final Step: Try saying the verses without blanks: Psalm 42:9-11.