Posters and Games
Welcome to our growing collection of free, printable memorization aids to help you memorize and review Psalm 119. Our Audio will be available on our main Memorization page as well as on each psalm’s memorization page.
Aleph
Psalm 119:1-8. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Alef: /AH-lef/. Aleph is pronounced as a gutteral stop in the back of the throat, but without voicing, as one does when beginning to say the vowels: a, e, i, and o.
BETH/Veth
Psalm 119:9-16. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Bet or Beit: /BAYT/. NOTE: Without an internal dot (“dagesh”), the letter is Veth (Vet or Veit); with a dagesh, the letter is Beth. Beth is pronounced “b as in better” while Veth is pronounced “v as in veteran.”
Gimel
Psalm 119:17-24. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Gimmel: /GIH-ml/. Gimel is pronounced “g in gimpy.”
Daleth
Psalm 119:25-32. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Dalet: /DAH-let/. Daleth is pronounced “d as in doll.”
He
Psalm 119:33-40. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Heh, Hey, or Hay: /HAY/. He is pronounced “h in hay.”
vav
Psalm 119:41-48. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Waw: /VAHV/. Vav is prounced “v as in victor.”
zayin
Psalm 119:49-56. This Hebrew letter is also spelled zain, zayn, or zay: /ZAH-yeen/. Zayin is pronounced “z as in Zion.”
het
Psalm 119:57-64. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Chet: /KHEHT/ (say a ‘k’ and ‘h’ sound together at the back of the throat). Het is pronounced with a gutteral “kh” sound as in the ending of Bach.”
tet
Psalm 119:64-72. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Teth: /TAYT/. Tet is pronounced “t as in today.”
yodH
Psalm 119:73-80. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Yod, Jod, or Jodh: /YOHD/. Yodh is pronounced “y as in yodel.”
kaph/KHaph
Psalm 119:81-88. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Kaf or Khaf: /KAHF/. NOTE: When the letter contains an internal dot (“dagesh”) the letter is Kaph. Without the dagesh, the letter is Khaph. Kaph is pronounced “k as in kitten. ” Khaf is pronounced /kh/ as in the gutteral end sound of Bach” (say ‘k’ and ‘h’ together at the back of the throat).
lamedh
Psalm 119:89-96. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Lamed: /LAH– med/. Lamedh is pronounced “l as in lamb.”
mem
Psalm 119:97-104. This Hebrew letter is always spelled Mem. Mem is pronounced “m as in memory.”
nun
Psalm 119:105-112. This Hebrew letter is always spelled Nun: /NOON/. Nun is pronounced “n as in noon.”
samekh
Psalm 119:113-120. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Samech: /SAH-mekh/. Samekh is pronounced “s as in Samaritan.”
ayin
Psalm 119:121-128. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Ain or Ayn: /AH-yeen/. Ayin is “seen but not heard;” it is silent, but usually has a vowel associated with it. Technically, it is like Aleph in that it signals a gutteral throat sound one makes just before voicing the vowels: a, e, i, and o.
Pe
Psalm 119:129-136. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Peh, Pei, or Pay: /PAY/. Pe is pronounced “p as in paycheck.”
tsadhe
Psalm 119:137-144. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Tsade, Tsadi, or Tsadik. [Some spellings may use ‘s’ instead of ‘ts.’] Tsadhe is pronounced ‘ts’ as in tse-tse fly; the middle ‘zz’ as in pizza; or the ‘ts’ as in bats.”
qoph
Psalm 119:145-152. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Koph, Kof, Quof, Quph, Koof, Kuf: /KOOF/. Qoph is pronounced “k as in KoolAid” or as the ending sound of “q as in Iraq.” NOTE: In some areas, Hebrew-speaking groups may pronounced this as “g as in goofy,” but this is not typical.
resh
Psalm 119:153-160. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Reish: /KHRRAYSH/. This letter is pronounced as an aspirated rolled r, but formed at the back of the throat rather than toward the teeth, almost like pronouncing /kh/ at the same time as making a gargling sound and flipping the tongue in an ‘r’.
sin/shin
Psalm 119:161-168. This Hebrew letter is always spelled Sin (when the dot, or dagesh, is on the top left) or Shin (when the dot, or dagesh, is on the top right). Sin is pronounced “s as in sin.” Shin is pronounced “sh as in shin.”
Taw
Psalm 119:169-176. This Hebrew letter is also spelled Tau or Tav: /TAHV/. Tav is pronounced “t as in Taurus.”
Why an acrostic poem?
Did you know that Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem in the Hebrew language? King’s Church Durham (UK) came up with a clever way of seeing what this would look like in English.
What is the Torah?
Is Psalm 119 just about the Bible as a set of laws? Why is there so much emotion in Psalm 119? Did you know that you can experience more of Christ through Psalm 119? John
Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against you.
Praying the Psalms is a wonderful way to turn dry memorization into a personally applied worship experience. While studying, meditating, and memorizing each psalm, write your own personal prayer to God, speaking back in your own words your understanding of the psalm’s message to you and of your message to God in response. Sample prayers are available to help you get started.
