Shadowing Practice: David Suchet NIV Bible 0568 Psalm 90 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Book 4.
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Psalm 90.
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Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
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Before the mountains were born, or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
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You turn people back to dust, saying, Return to dust, you mortals.
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A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
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Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death.
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They are like the new grass of the morning.
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In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered.
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We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation.
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You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
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All our days pass away under your wrath.
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We finish our years with a moan.
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Our days may come to seventy years or eighty if our strength endures, yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
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for they quickly pass and we fly away.
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If only we knew the power of your anger.
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Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
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Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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Relent, Lord!
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How long will it be?
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Have compassion on your servants.
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Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
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Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
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May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
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May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us.
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Establish the work of our hands for us.
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Yes, establish the work of our hands.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 27 sentences and 300 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:16. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| establish verb | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ | To make stable or firm; to confirm. |
| anger noun | /ˈæŋɡə/ | A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm… |
| dust noun | /dʌst/ | Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber… |
| servant noun | /ˈsɝvənt/ | One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave. |
| wrath noun | /ɹæθ/ | Great anger; (countable) an instance of this. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| sin noun | /ˈsɪn/ | A violation of divine will or religious law. |
| wisdom noun | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. |
| satisfy verb | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | To be enough (for) |
| sweep verb | /swiːp/ | To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. |
| compassion noun | /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ | Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states. |
| consume verb | /kənˈsum/ | To use up. |
| mortal adjective | /ˈmɔɹ.təl/ | Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. |
| endure verb | /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ | To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist. |
| deed noun | /diːd/ | An action or act; something that is done. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pass away verb | To die. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been · has just gone · have set |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were born · are consumed · be shown |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: wrath /ɹæθ/, wither /ˈwɪðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, indignation /ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: everlasting /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/, indignation /ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/, iniquity /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like establish, anger, dust.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.