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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Nightly Scripture,

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Speaker 1: a calming, scripture centered devotional podcast designed to help you

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Speaker 1: end each day with God's word in your mind and

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Speaker 1: we'll reflect on tonight's scripture Psalm one oh four. Tonight's

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Speaker 1: scripture reflection is written by Rachel Britton and read by

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Speaker 1: le Gerard. Psalm one oh four Praise the Lord, my soul, Lord,

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Speaker 1: my God, you are very great. You are clothed with

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Speaker 1: splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light, as

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Speaker 1: with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

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Speaker 1: and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.

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Speaker 1: He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the

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Speaker 1: wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames

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Speaker 1: of fire his servants. He set the earth on its foundations.

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Speaker 1: It can never be moved. You covered it with watery depths,

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Speaker 1: as with a garment. The waters stood above the mountains,

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Speaker 1: But at your rebuke, the waters fled. At the sound

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Speaker 1: of your thunder, they took flight. They flowed over the mountains,

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Speaker 1: They went down into the valleys, to the place you

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Speaker 1: assigned for them. You set a boundary they cannot cross,

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Speaker 1: never again. While they cover the earth, he makes springs,

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Speaker 1: pour water into the ravines. It flows between the mountains.

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Speaker 1: They give water to all the beasts of the field.

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Speaker 1: The wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the

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Speaker 1: sky nest by the waters. They sing among the branches.

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Speaker 1: He waters the mountains from his upper chambers. The land

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Speaker 1: is satisfied by the fruit of his work. He makes

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Speaker 1: grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate,

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Speaker 1: bringing forth food from the earth, wine that gladdens human hearts,

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Speaker 1: oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains

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Speaker 1: their hearts. The trees of the Lord are well watered,

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Speaker 1: the cedars of Lebanon that he planted There the birds

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Speaker 1: make their nests. The stork has its home in the junipers.

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Speaker 1: The high mountains belong to the wild goats. The crags

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Speaker 1: are a refuge for the hyrechs. He made the moon

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Speaker 1: to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to

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Speaker 1: go down. You bring darkness. It becomes night, and all

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Speaker 1: the beasts of the forest prowl. The lions roar for

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Speaker 1: their prey and seek their food from God. The sun

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Speaker 1: rises and they steal away. They return and lie down

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Speaker 1: in their dens. Then people go out to their work,

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Speaker 1: to their labor until evening. How many are your works, Lord,

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Speaker 1: in wisdom, you made them? All. The earth is full

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Speaker 1: of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious,

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Speaker 1: teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small.

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Speaker 1: There the ships go to and fro and Leviathan, which

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Speaker 1: you form to frolic. There all creatures look to you

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Speaker 1: to give them their food at the proper time. When

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Speaker 1: you give it to them, they gather it up. When

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Speaker 1: you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

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Speaker 1: When you hide your face, they are terrified. When you

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Speaker 1: take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

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Speaker 1: When you send your spirit, they are created, and you

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Speaker 1: renew the face of the ground. May the glory of

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Speaker 1: the Lord endure forever. May the Lord rejoice in his works.

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Speaker 1: He who looks at the earth and it trembles, who

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Speaker 1: touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to

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Speaker 1: the Lord all my life. I will sing praise to

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Speaker 1: my God as long as I live. May my meditation

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Speaker 1: be pleasing to Him. As I rejoice in the Lord,

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Speaker 1: but may sinners vanish the earth and the wicked be

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Speaker 1: no more. Praise the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord

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Speaker 1: this evening. Spend a few moments outdoors or looking outside

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Speaker 1: through a window to notice the magnificence of your surroundings.

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Speaker 1: Take in the shape of the clouds as God's chariot.

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Speaker 1: See God robed and glorious in the light of the

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Speaker 1: setting sun. Marvel at the moon, how its gravitational pull

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Speaker 1: keeps the earth steady and the season's constant. Listen for

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Speaker 1: the song of a bird singing its creator's praises. This

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Speaker 1: is God's work created to be our home. Breathe deeply,

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Speaker 1: observe intently, and listen carefully to all that God has provided.

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Speaker 1: The Almighty, Sovereign God commands nature. He cares for and

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Speaker 1: nourishes his creatures, from the weakest to the wildest of animals.

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Speaker 1: Even when those who are made in His image are

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Speaker 1: wild at heart, he satisfies their needs. He brings springtime

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Speaker 1: reigns to grow crops, and summer sun to send a harvest.

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Speaker 1: Our heavenly Father is gracious and attentive to all our

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Speaker 1: daily needs, our worries, and our safety. He is attentive

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Speaker 1: in every moment, whether we're awake or asleep, meditate on

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Speaker 1: God's goodness tonight. The continuity of our lives is in

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Speaker 1: the hands of our creator. We do not need to

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Speaker 1: strive or succumb to fear. Just as the Psalmist begins

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Speaker 1: with praise and ends with praise, so too, make praise

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Speaker 1: your last words before you sleep, in your first words

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Speaker 1: as you wake, Lord, God, creator of everything. I look

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Speaker 1: out my window and I see the beauty of your

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Speaker 1: bountiful creation. I never want to miss listening to your creation,

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Speaker 1: praising you. The beauty of the bird's evening chorus, the

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Speaker 1: gentle rustle of leaves, the bubbling of a fresh mountain stream.

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Speaker 1: I breathe slowly and deeply, letting my thoughts of your

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Speaker 1: majesty and might calm my soul. Your words and your

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Speaker 1: wisdom speak life into my weary heart. Thank you for

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Speaker 1: your faithful provision that makes my heart sing with joy

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Speaker 1: and wonder. I praise you with my being. May I

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Speaker 1: pray you with my words every night and every morning.

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Speaker 1: You are my place of rest in Jesus' name. Amen,

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