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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop TD. Jakes, inviting you to unwine your mind

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Speaker 1: and spirit with tonight's sleep. Psalm. Defend the weak, the

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Speaker 1: poor and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor

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Speaker 1: and oppressed, Psalm eighty two, Verse three, Our Father, as

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Speaker 1: I lay down to rest, I come before you with

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Speaker 1: a humble heart. I think of the times I faltered,

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Speaker 1: failing to stand against injustice due to fear. Forgive me,

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Speaker 1: Oh God, for my shortcomings, and help me to stand

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Speaker 1: for your justice in our world. I take a deep

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Speaker 1: breath and allow your mercy to wash over me, surrendering

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Speaker 1: my sins and shame to you, knowing you are patient

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Speaker 1: and love me unconditionally. I praise you God for your

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Speaker 1: mercy and justice, rejoicing in your sovereignty and thanking you

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Speaker 1: for making things right in my life and in this world.

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Speaker 1: I pray for those who need your justice in unfair situations. Please, Sir,

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Speaker 1: intervene and comfort them with your peace. Tonight. I cry

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Speaker 1: how to you, Oh Lord, lifting my request to you,

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Speaker 1: waiting expectantly for your work in my life and our world.

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Speaker 1: May you in my heart and give me rest tonight,

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Speaker 1: knowing the world it's not in my hands, but yours

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Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for praying with me.

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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes inviting you to unwind your mind

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Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's Sleep Song. Prepare your heart for

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Speaker 1: this devotional from the Book of Psalms, guiding you into

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Speaker 1: a RESTful embrace under His muchful eyes. Thank you for

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Speaker 1: joining me, Bishop td Jakes for tonight's episode of the

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Speaker 1: Sleep Psalms Podcast. If this episode blessed you, follow the

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Speaker 1: podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's Sleep Psalm by Prey dot com.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm eighty two. Seeing the

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Speaker 2: many needs in our communities and hearing about the many

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Speaker 2: injustices in the news can overwhelm our spirits with grief

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Speaker 2: and make our hearts heavy with anger and sadness. As

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Speaker 2: we prepare to listen to tonight's psalm, let's renew our minds

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Speaker 2: and spirits and lighten our hearts so that we can

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Speaker 2: find rest. Get in a comfortable position, whether you are

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Speaker 2: lying down or sitting up. Be sure to keep your

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Speaker 2: back flat and straight to open up your chest and heart,

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Speaker 2: allowing the oxygen to flow freely from the air in

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Speaker 2: your lungs to the blood in your heart. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath, Exhale slowly, and release any stress and tension

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Speaker 2: in your body. Focus on your heart beat. Take note

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Speaker 2: of how fast your heart is pumping. Take a few

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Speaker 2: deep breaths Inhale slowly and allow your lungs to completely

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Speaker 2: fill with air. Hold your breath for a few seconds.

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Speaker 2: Then exhale slowly and relax your body. With each breath,

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Speaker 2: your heart rate will slow down, helping to calm your mind.

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Speaker 2: Soften your body, and quiet your spirit. Breathe in and

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Speaker 2: out slowly. Close your eyes and prepare to receive God's word.

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Speaker 2: Although God is sovereign over all the nations and their leaders,

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Speaker 2: the Bible reminds us we have an important role to

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Speaker 2: play in bringing His justice to our world. To night,

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Speaker 2: receive strength from God's word to stand up for what

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Speaker 2: is right in his eyes, and find rest for your

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Speaker 2: spirit as you submit to Him and his ways. Psalm

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Speaker 2: eighty two from the King James's version says, God standeth

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Speaker 2: in the congregation of the Mighty. He judgeth among the gods.

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Speaker 2: How long will ye judge unjustly and accept the persons

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Speaker 2: of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and the fatherless,

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Speaker 2: Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor

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Speaker 2: and needy, Rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

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Speaker 2: They know not, neither will they understand. They walk on

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Speaker 2: in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are out.

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Speaker 2: Of course. I have said, ye are gods, and all

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Speaker 2: of you are children of the most High. But ye

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Speaker 2: shall die like men and fall like one of the princes. Arise, O, God,

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Speaker 2: judge the earth, for thou shalt inherit all nations. Meditate

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Speaker 2: on the mercy and justice of the Lord. Picture him

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Speaker 2: as a righteous judge that perfectly rules over the earth

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Speaker 2: with fairness and equity. He hears every case and casts

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Speaker 2: judgment in his righteousness and in his truth. One day

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Speaker 2: his justice will prevail, and there will be accountability for

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Speaker 2: all who defended the unjust and showed partiality to the wicked.

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Speaker 2: Find comfort in the hope of God's redemption of his

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Speaker 2: word and restoration of his justice. Take a deep breath

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Speaker 2: as your lungs fill with air. Imagine God filling you

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Speaker 2: with his strength and courage to defend the weak and

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Speaker 2: the fatherless, the poor and the oppressed. Exhale slowly and

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Speaker 2: feel his strength spread throughout your body, reaching the depths

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Speaker 2: of your soul to restore you, rejuvenate you, renew you.

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Speaker 2: Think of a time when you did not stand against

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Speaker 2: injustice due to fear. Ask for his forgiveness. Pray he

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Speaker 2: will help you stand for His justice in our world.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep breath, allow his mercy to wash over you.

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Speaker 2: Exhale slowly, and surrender your sin and shame to the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Know he is patient with you, and he loves you unconditionally.

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Speaker 2: Praise God for his mercy and justice. Rejoice in his sovereignty.

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Speaker 2: Thank him for the times he has made things right

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Speaker 2: in your life and in our world. Think of someone

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Speaker 2: who needs to experience God's justice in an unfair situation.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will intervene on their behalf. Pray he will

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Speaker 2: comfort them with his peace. Tonight. Cry out to God,

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Speaker 2: lift your requests to him. Wait expectantly for Him to

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Speaker 2: work in your life and to work in our world.

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Speaker 2: Pray over the leaders of your country and the judges

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Speaker 2: in your judicial system. Pray they will seek God and

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Speaker 2: his wisdom and discernment when making judgments. Pray over an

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Speaker 2: injustice in the world that weighs heavily on your heart.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God to right this wrong with his justice.

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Speaker 2: Pray you will lighten your heart and give you rest

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Speaker 2: to night, knowing the world is in his hands. Pray

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Speaker 2: over your community. Pray God will help you serve the

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Speaker 2: vulnerable and the oppressed so that they may experience God's

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Speaker 2: love and peace. Take a deep breath. Feel God lift

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Speaker 2: the burdens from your shoulders. Exhale slowly and release any

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Speaker 2: tension that is still lingering from to day. Breathe in

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Speaker 2: His peace. Breathe out your fears and worries. Trust in

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Speaker 2: the sovereignty of the Lord. As you relax, allow God's

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Speaker 2: peace to refresh your mind, body, and soul as you

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Speaker 2: sleep tonight, don't dett b