In this post I want to help you to memorise Psalm 46 v 1 both the words and the reference.
If you think
NO. NO. NO. Too Difficult for me
then have a look at Top 10 Ways to learn Scripture - Bible Memorization and you will get some advice & encouragement to realise that we can memorise scripture more easily than we think.
Psalm 46 is one of those Psalms that we turn to in times of worry, fear, need of God's protection or many other times in our lives.
The first verse of this Psalm is well-known to many but sometimes they don't know where to find it in the bible.
Or people may remember having heard that Psalm 46 is of great comfort in trying times but they don't remember what it actually says.
That is why we need to memorize not only the words of a verse but also the reference of the verse for ourselves and also for sharing it to encourage others.
That's why Bible Memorisation is so important.
So let's look at 3 things:
- Memorising this Scripture with Children
- Memorising this Scripture as Adults
- Some Freebies to help you.
Memorising this Scripture with Children
This is a Great verse for kids to learn along with the Story of the young Joseph.
You know the story of the Coat of Many Colours and the story of the Hatred of His Brothers.
This verse teaches us just what a strong, protective God we have who is present with us at all times and is the one we can always trust in.
Using this for kids I would use A5 or A4 cards as shown below
which gives us the first half of the verse which I would do with the very young children and then add the second part of the verse for the older children.
Go on over and see more about the practical way of teaching this verse to kids at
The Ark Page
Memorizing this Scripture as Adults
Grown-ups who want to learn the verse of course can't be seen to be carrying around A5 sized cards etc. 'cause that is just not cool, then we have a Bible Verse Graphic instead.
Or this one which gives verses 1 & 2 which brings out more meaning and assurance to us.
But to get the whole portion of scripture involved here we really need to read the first 3 verses and then on seeing the Selah we can pause and consider it all together fully.
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the
midst of the sea;
3
Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
Selah
Why even think about looking here at the first 3 verses when we are supposed to be thinking about memorising verse 1?
Well when talking about learning Bible Verses I always want to stress that we should know the
context of the verses and be sure we understand the meaning correctly.
So what are the practical helps for Adults?
Referring back to
Top 10 Ways to Learn Scripture - Bible Memorisation
We could choose some of those ways that suits this verse
1. 2. 4. 8. 9. are the ones that spring most to mind for this.
Why not pin this to memorize it later
1. Read it often each day
Leave your Bible open at the verse or have a bookmark in your Bible so that you can quickly and easily read the verse or verses. Do this as often as you notice the Bible or you remember to about the verse.
2. Write it out a few times each day
a) Start a notebook for writing out the verses you want to memorize.
You may even find you want to sketch some decorative art around it - then it becomes your Bible Art Journal. You read and say the verse to yourself as you write and draw.
b) Keep some sheets of file paper handy and write the verse several times on a single sheet each time.
4. A Testimony Statement
Getting some meaning really helps.
Or some way for you to associate with the words.
The Psalmist was saying these words as a statement of what He had proved the Lord to be and the second sentence enforces the meaning of the first one.
8. Make it easy to see it clearly & regularly each day.
To help with this you can have a Bible Verse graphic like I often include in my blog posts or like the ones I share daily on
Sandra's Ark Facebook Page
Come and follow me on Facebook and get a daily encouraging Bible Verse in your Facebook feed.
a) You can write out the verse a few times on paper or card (preferably not cursive so that you can read it easily) and place it somewhere you will not be able to ignore it.
Examples: Bathroom Mirror, Fridge Door, any place you look at each day.
b) You can use the one above with the verse on a mountain and sea background.
This verse is available for downloading
FREE HERE and you can print it out (there are 6 to a page)
Print out one copy of it and you have 6 to place in strategic places around your home.
You can also laminate them if you want to use them for a prolonged period of time.
Remember the 2 verses can be learnt separately and then put together.
The picture chosen here is actually a visual help with the association of the mountains and sea.
9. Make it easy to see it at different times or any time of the day.
a) Most of us carry our phones with us wherever we go now so if you have a verse as your screen saver you will always have it there to look at and read over.
The type of the first graphic we saw above would suit because it is ideal as a phone screen saver.
You can download it
HERE for FREE
b) Again using the square graphic with the mountains and sea print it out and laminate at least one to keep in your wallet, purse, or handbag for easy access when you have to sit and wait somewhere during the day - kids school collection, dentist waiting room, hairdressers while your colouring is setting.
c) Write it out as in 8. a. above and laminate if you do not want the graphic - This way you can learn all three verses if you wish.
Some Freebies to help you
Please take up the opportunity of the free graphics mentioned above, they are all free for you to use but please don't share them with others instead direct your friends to this blog and they can download them for themselves.
Just click on the links below:
