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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. Remember his marvelous works

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Speaker 1: that he has done, his wonders and the judgments of

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Speaker 1: his mouth. Psalm one O five, verse five. Heavenly Father,

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Speaker 1: I come before you, exhaust my eyes heavy with fatigue.

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Speaker 1: I ask that you grant me rest, sweet release from

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Speaker 1: my labors. As the Israelites of old were delivered from

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Speaker 1: their slavery in Egypt. I ask that you delivered me

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Speaker 1: from the bondage of wakeful nights, just as they were

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Speaker 1: led through the wilderness sustained by your hand. I ask

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Speaker 1: that you guide me through my tiredness and refresh my soul.

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Speaker 1: Please help me cast off the burden of my worries

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Speaker 1: and release my anxieties to you. Let me lie down

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Speaker 1: without fear and awake with your peace in my heart.

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Speaker 1: Grant me the peace that comes from faith, knowing that

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Speaker 1: you are in control and working all things together for

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Speaker 1: my good. Let me just rest in your loving kindness

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Speaker 1: and finding comfort in your powerful strength. I pray this

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Speaker 1: in your name through Christ, who gives me that strength. Amen.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes.

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Speaker 1: Inviting you to unwind your mind and spirit with Tonight's

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Speaker 1: Sleep Song. Prepare your heart for this devotional from the

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Speaker 1: Book of Psalms, guiding you into a RESTful embrace under

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Speaker 1: his watchful ey. Thank you for joining me. Bishop T. D.

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Speaker 1: Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleep Psalms Podcast. If

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Speaker 1: this episode blessed you, follow the podcast so you never

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Speaker 1: 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 one hundred and five.

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Speaker 2: Take a moment to reflect on your life. Think about

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Speaker 2: all the difficult situations that God used for his good,

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Speaker 2: either to grow you, to transform you, or to bring

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Speaker 2: you to a place where you could receive a specific

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Speaker 2: blessing in your heart. Praise God for the trials and

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Speaker 2: tribulations he has taken you through. Praise Him for the

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Speaker 2: good that comes out of the bad in life. No,

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Speaker 2: He will never leave you, nor forsake you. He is

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Speaker 2: always there to help you. Know He will deliver you

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Speaker 2: in due time. Breathe in the promises of God. Allow

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Speaker 2: them to lighten your heart and ease your mind. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out your fears and your worries. With your next breath,

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Speaker 2: lift your burdens to him, knowing he will carry them

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Speaker 2: on his shoulders as he carries you with his hands

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Speaker 2: through the hard moments. Take a deep breath, feel your

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Speaker 2: neck and shoulders. Relax as he takes away your burdens.

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Speaker 2: Feel his strength fill your lungs. Exhale slowly, and allow

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Speaker 2: his strength to spread throughout your body, restoring every bone,

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Speaker 2: every muscle, every joint. With your next inhale, focus on

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Speaker 2: contracting your mind ms. Hold your breath for a few seconds,

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Speaker 2: and with your next exhale, relax your muscles and release

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Speaker 2: any tension in your body. Tonight, find comfort in God's promises,

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Speaker 2: knowing he will always honor his commitment to you, and

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Speaker 2: find rest in his power and strength, knowing he will

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Speaker 2: protect you and preserve you as you sleep. Psalm one

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Speaker 2: hundred and five from the King James version says, Oh,

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Speaker 2: give thanks unto the Lord. Call upon his name, Make

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Speaker 2: known his deeds among the people, sing unto him, sing

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Speaker 2: psalms unto him, Talk ye of his wondrous works, Glory

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Speaker 2: ye in his holy name. Let the heart of them

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Speaker 2: rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his

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Speaker 2: strength seek his face evermore, remember his marvelous works that

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Speaker 2: he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. O, ye,

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Speaker 2: seed of Abraham, his servant, Ye children of Jacob has chosen.

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Speaker 2: He is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in

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Speaker 2: all the earth. He hath remembered his covenant forever, the

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Speaker 2: word which he commanded to a thousand generations, Which covenant

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Speaker 2: he made with Abraham and his oath unto Isaac, and

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Speaker 2: give the land of Canon the lot of your inheritance.

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Speaker 2: When they were but a few men in number, yea

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Speaker 2: he suffered no man to do them wrong.

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Speaker 2: He reproved kings for their sakes, saying, touch not mine anointed,

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Speaker 2: The King sent and loosened him, even the ruler of

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Speaker 2: He sent Moses his servant, and Heiron, whom he had chosen.

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Speaker 2: They shewed his signs among them and wonders. In the

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Speaker 2: and they rebelled not against his word. He turned their

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Speaker 2: like a river. For He remembered his holy promise, and

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Speaker 2: that they might observe his statutes and keep his laws.

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Speaker 2: Praise ye the Lord to night. Psalm takes you through

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Speaker 2: the many miracles God performed in the lives of those

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Speaker 2: brings you back to the land of Canaan, where God

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Speaker 2: willing to go to provide for you. To show his

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Speaker 2: love for you, take delight in his love and provision.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly. Bask in the light of

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Speaker 2: to protect you and preserve you in the darkness of

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Speaker 2: and lead you into his peaceful presence. His hands will

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Speaker 2: feed your soul in the morning and quench your spiritual

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Speaker 2: thirst at night. Find satisfaction in his bread and refreshment

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Speaker 2: in his waters. Take a deep breath, be filled with

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Speaker 2: the joy and hope of God's promises. Exhale slowly and

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Speaker 2: allow his joy and hope to flow through your veins,

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Speaker 2: lightening your heart, calming your mind, and relaxing your body.

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Speaker 2: Allow his promises to comfort you through the night. Think

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Speaker 2: of a difficult time when you failed to trust God.

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Speaker 2: Or think of a time when your anger over a

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Speaker 2: difficult situation in your life hindered your relationship with God.

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Speaker 2: Confess any resentment and anger you harbor in your heart

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Speaker 2: towards Him. Ask for his forgiveness and for him to

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Speaker 2: soften your heart towards him. Take a deep breath, allow

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Speaker 2: his love and grace to wash over you. Exhale slowly,

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Speaker 2: and release any sin and shame you are carrying with you. Tonight,

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Speaker 2: Pray God will restore your life relationship with him. Know

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Speaker 2: he will always love you, for you are His chosen one.

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Speaker 2: Rejoice in the mighty deeds of the Lord. Praise the

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Speaker 2: wonderful works of his hands. Think of a time when

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Speaker 2: God did something miraculous and mighty in your life. Thank

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for the good things He will do in

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Speaker 2: Think of a person who needs one of God's miracles. Tonight.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will move in their life in a mighty way.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will sustain them through the difficult journey they

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Speaker 2: up your struggles and your stress, Lift up your requests

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Speaker 2: and desires. Pray God will remind you of his promises

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Speaker 2: when life is hard. Pray he will give you strength

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Speaker 2: to face your troubles and peace to find rest. Pray

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Speaker 2: God will direct your steps every day so that you

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Speaker 2: will follow as commandments. Pray God will guide you into

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Speaker 2: a safe, secure place on his path to help you

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Speaker 2: sleep peacefully through the night. Pray God will protect you

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Speaker 2: and preserve you with his strength. Pray he will restore

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Speaker 2: your mind, body, and soul tonight. As you rest, take

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Speaker 2: a deep breath. Exhale slowly and release any tension in

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Speaker 2: your body. Breathe in the strength of the Lord. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out any stress that is still lingering from today. Be

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Speaker 2: comforted by the powerful presence of God. Close your eyes

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Speaker 2: and take another deep glance breath, knowing God will sustain

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Speaker 2: you and keep you through the night. As you exhale,

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