I agree. Memorization is unpleasant in many ways, but the verses come back to you later when you need them. I have used memorization not only for the Bible, but also as the only way for me to become rapidly proficient in several foriegn languages.
The campaign against rote memorization sounds so literate and high-minded, but anyone old enough to remember memorizing multiplication tables knows how very useful it is. That knowledge is retained for life and it’s extremely useful. I don’t even have to think about the answer to 8 x 7, it’s 56. That retained knowledge arises when needed. The same is true of memorized Bible verses, they arise when needed and in my experience, it’s always the applicable ones to a given situation.