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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. Let them shout

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Speaker 1: for joy and be glad who favor my righteous cause. Yes,

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Speaker 1: let them say continually the Lord be magnified, who has

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Speaker 1: pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. Psalm thirty five

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Speaker 1: twenty seven. Dear Lord, my God, you are the source

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Speaker 1: of my life and encouragement. You are a safe harbor

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Speaker 1: amid uncertain and unruly sees. Sometimes the chaos and calamity

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Speaker 1: of the world can overwhelm me, and I feel myself

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Speaker 1: slipping too anxiety. Sometimes I feel like a keep among wolves,

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Speaker 1: silence howling of the wolves. You speak the truth when

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Speaker 1: lie seek to tear me down. You establish peace when

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Speaker 1: contention calls me away. As I laid my head to rest,

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Speaker 1: let my final size be refrained. Praise to you as

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Speaker 1: I drift. Let me dream of your goodness when I

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Speaker 1: rise in the morning. Empower me to be unhindered by

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Speaker 1: the world's cruelty and focused solely on your word. In Jesus' name,

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Speaker 1: I pray, Amen, Thank you, for praying with me. I'm

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Speaker 1: Bishop td Jakes inviting you to unwind your mind and

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Speaker 1: spirit with tonight's Sleep Song. Prepare your heart for this

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

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Speaker 1: RESTful embrace under His watchful eyes. Thank you for joining me,

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Speaker 1: Bishop td Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleepsalms Podcast.

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Speaker 1: If this episode blessed you, follow the podcast so you

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Speaker 1: never miss a nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for tonight's sleep song pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm thirty five. Lie on

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Speaker 2: your back with your head elevated and your knees bent.

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Speaker 2: Use a pillow to elevate your head and support your knees.

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Speaker 2: Close your eyes and breathe in and out slowly. Relax

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Speaker 2: your neck and shoulders. Rest your arms gently by your

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Speaker 2: side with your palms facing downward. Feel your chest open

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Speaker 2: up and your body soften. Open your eyes and find

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Speaker 2: something to concentrate on in your space that will help

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Speaker 2: you focus on God and keep your mind from wandering.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep breath and meditate on the power and

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Speaker 2: strength of the Lord. Know he is the almighty one

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Speaker 2: that knows you. Seize you and loves you. Exhale slowly

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Speaker 2: and allow his strength to carry your burdens and his

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Speaker 2: power to strike down your fears and worries. Allow his

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Speaker 2: powerful presence to give you rest for your mind, body,

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Speaker 2: and soul. Take a deep breath and feel the Lord

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Speaker 2: fill you with his strength. As you exhale, feel his

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Speaker 2: power and strength spread throughout your body, restoring you from

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Speaker 2: your head to your fingers and toes. Breathe in and

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Speaker 2: out slowly, allow your body to relax. Release the stress

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Speaker 2: and tension in your muscles and joints. Open your mind

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Speaker 2: and heart to hear his voice. Allow his voice of

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Speaker 2: truth to comfort you and bring you peace and hope

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Speaker 2: as you sleep. The Bible tells us us to not

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Speaker 2: be afraid of those who persecute us. Tonight we can

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Speaker 2: find comfort by putting our hope in the Lord, knowing

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Speaker 2: ye will vindicate us with his righteousness, and he will

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Speaker 2: defend us and uphold us with his strength. Psalm thirty

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Speaker 2: five from the King James's version says, plead my cause,

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Speaker 2: O Lord, with them that strive with me, fight against

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Speaker 2: them that fight against me. Take hold of shield and

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Speaker 2: buckler and stand up for mine. Help draw out also

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Speaker 2: the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me. Say,

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Speaker 2: unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Let them be

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Speaker 2: confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul.

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Speaker 2: Let them be turned back and brought to confusion, that

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Speaker 2: devise my hurt. Let them be as chaff before the wind,

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Speaker 2: and let the Angel of the Lord chase them. Let

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Speaker 2: their way be dark and slippery, and let the Angel

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Speaker 2: of the Lord persecute them. For without cause have they

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Speaker 2: hid from me their net in a pit, which without

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Speaker 2: cause they have digged for my soul. Let destruction come

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Speaker 2: and my soul shall be joyful in the Lord. It

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Speaker 2: shall rejoice in his salvation. All my bones shall say, Lord,

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Speaker 2: who is like unto thee which deliverest the poor from

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Speaker 2: him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor

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Speaker 2: and the needy from him that spoileth him. False witnesses

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Speaker 2: did rise up, they lay to my charge things that

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Speaker 2: I knew not. They rewarded me evil for good, to

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Speaker 2: the spoiling of my soul. But as for me, when

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Speaker 2: they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I humbled my

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Speaker 2: I behaved myself as though he had been my friend

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Speaker 2: for his mother. But in mine adversity they rejoiced and

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Speaker 2: gathered themselves together. Yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me,

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Speaker 2: ceased not with hypocritical mockers and feasts. They gnashed upon

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Speaker 2: me with their teeth. Lord, how long wilt thou look on?

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Speaker 2: Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling, from the lions.

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Speaker 2: I will give THEE thanks in the great congregation. I

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Speaker 2: will praise THEE among much people. Let not them that

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Speaker 2: are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me. Neither let them

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Speaker 2: For they speak not peace, but they devised deceitful matters

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Speaker 2: our eye hath seen it this thou hast seen. O. Lord,

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Speaker 2: keep not silence, O Lord, be not far from me.

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Speaker 2: Stir up thyself and awake to my judgment, even unto

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Speaker 2: my cause. My God and my Lord. Judge me, o, Lord,

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Speaker 2: my God, according to thy righteousness. And let them not

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Speaker 2: rejoice over me. Let them not say in their hearts, ah,

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Speaker 2: so would we have it. Let them not say we

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Speaker 2: have swallowed him up. Let them be ashamed and brought

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Speaker 2: to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt. Let them

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Speaker 2: be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

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Speaker 2: Let them shout for joy and be glad that favor

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Speaker 2: my righteous cause. Yea. Let them say continually, Let the

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Speaker 2: his servant, And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness

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Speaker 2: and of thy praise all the day long. God's word

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Speaker 2: tells us we will be persecuted in this world. Our

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Speaker 2: enemies will slander our reputations and try to overtake us.

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Speaker 2: But the Lord will defend us and uphold us. He

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Speaker 2: will fight our battles and give us victory if we

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Speaker 2: surrender to him. So tonight, let's focus on surrendering to

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Speaker 2: the Lord and meditating on his strength and justice. Take

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Speaker 2: exhale slowly through your nose. With your next inhale, imagine

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Speaker 2: the Lord filling you with his strength and courage, preparing

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Speaker 2: you to face the battles in your life. Know he

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Speaker 2: will never leave you nor forsake you. Breathe then and out.

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Speaker 2: Take another deep breath. Breathe in through your nose slowly.

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Speaker 2: Watch your chest rise. Exhale slowly, and release any stress

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Speaker 2: or anger you are holding onto. Surrender your feelings to God.

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Speaker 2: Relax your muscles and soften your joints. Focus on the

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Speaker 2: tense areas left in your body as you inhale and

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Speaker 2: and allow it to relax. Know those against you will

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Speaker 2: not succeed. Believe His justice will prevail. Find comfort in

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Speaker 2: his strength, and rest in the hope that He will

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Speaker 2: rescue you. Close your eyes and bask in his presence.

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Speaker 2: Allow his righteousness to wash over you, to cleanse you.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly. Allow your heart to swell

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Speaker 2: up with joy as you think of his salvation. No

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Speaker 2: God takes delight in you, and he will protect you

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Speaker 2: and sustain you through the night. Think of a time

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Speaker 2: where you took vengeance upon yourself against someone who was

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Speaker 2: treating you unfairly or slandering your reputation. Confess any anger

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Speaker 2: or resentment you have towards this person. Ask God to

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Speaker 2: help you be patient and allow him to avenge those

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Speaker 2: who hurt you and persecute you. Take a deep breath

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Speaker 2: as you inhale. Allow his forgiveness to wash over you

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Speaker 2: as you exhale. Release any guilt and shame you are

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Speaker 2: holding on to Know you are vindicated by his righteousness.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Lord for your salvation. Praise Him for his

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Speaker 2: righteousness that cleanses you and keeps you secure. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for the times he has rescued you and help you

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Speaker 2: in times of trouble. Think of some one who is

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Speaker 2: being wrongfully accused or as being persecuted. Ask God to

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Speaker 2: vindicate them and to bring His justice to their situation.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will keep them in perfect peace as they

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Speaker 2: sleep to night. Lay out your requests before the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Know he delights in your well being and he will

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Speaker 2: use his power and strength to help you. Pray God

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Speaker 2: will defend those who are being persecuted in his name.

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Speaker 2: Pray for protection for their families while they sleep. Pray

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Speaker 2: God will help you treat others well, even when they

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Speaker 2: hurt you. Pray your actions towards others will always glorify Him.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will give you discernment on how to handle

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Speaker 2: situations where some one is treating you unfairly or slandering

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Speaker 2: your reputation. Pray for God's peace to wash over you tonight.

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Speaker 2: Inhale and exhale, slowly invite the presence of God as

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Speaker 2: you sleep. Allow his strength to keep you secure and

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Speaker 2: his peace to help you rest. With your next exhale,

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Speaker 2: release any stress that is still lingering from to day.

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Speaker 2: Surrender to God and feel your mind settle and your

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Speaker 2: heart lighten as your body relaxes. Allow His presence to

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Speaker 2: keep you in perfect peace as you sleep.