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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwine your

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

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

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Speaker 1: poor and oppressed, Psalm eighty two, verse three, Our Father,

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

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Speaker 1: with 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 watchful 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 pray 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 palm, let's renew our

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

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

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

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

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Speaker 2: and heart, allowing the oxygen to flow freely from the

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Speaker 2: air in your lungs to the blood in your heart.

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

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Speaker 2: and tension in your body. Focus on your heart beat.

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

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Speaker 2: a few deep breaths Inhale slowly and allow your lungs

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Speaker 2: to completely fill with air. Hold your breath for a

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Speaker 2: few seconds. Then exhale slowly and relax your body. With

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Speaker 2: each breath, your heart rate will slow down, helping to

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Speaker 2: calm your mind. Soften your body, and quiet your spirit.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly. Close your eyes and prepare

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Speaker 2: to receive God's word. Although God is sovereign over all

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Speaker 2: the nations and their leaders, the Bible reminds us we

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Speaker 2: have an important role to play in bringing His justice

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Speaker 2: to our world. To night, receive strength from God's word

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Speaker 2: to stand up for what is right in his eyes,

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Speaker 2: and find rest for your spirit as you submit to

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Speaker 2: Him and his ways. Psalm eighty two from the King

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Speaker 2: James's version says, God standeth in the congregation of the Mighty.

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Speaker 2: He judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge

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Speaker 2: unjustly and accept the persons of the wicked? Sellah, Defend

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Speaker 2: the poor and the fatherless, Do justice to the afflicted

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Speaker 2: and needy. Deliver the poor and needy, rid them out

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Speaker 2: of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither

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Speaker 2: will they understand. They walk on in darkness. All the

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Speaker 2: foundations of the earth are out. Of course. I have said,

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Speaker 2: ye are gods, and all of you are children of

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Speaker 2: the most High. But ye shall die like men and

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Speaker 2: fall like one of the princes. Arise, O, God, judge

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

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

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Speaker 2: fairness and equity. He hears every case and cast judgment

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

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

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Speaker 2: 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 tonight,

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Speaker 2: knowing the world is in his hands. Pray over your community.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will help you serve the vulnerable and the

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Speaker 2: oppressed so that they may experience God's love and peace.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep breath. Feel God lift the burdens from

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Speaker 2: your shoulders. Exhale slowly and release any tension that is

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Speaker 2: still lingering from to day. Breathe in His peace. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out your fears and worries. Trust in the sovereignty of

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Speaker 2: the Lord. As you relax, allow God's peace to refresh

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Speaker 2: your mind, body, and soul as you sleep tonight.

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