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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 I will sing

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Speaker 1: to the Lord as long as I live. I will

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Speaker 1: sing praise to my God while I have any being,

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Speaker 1: Psalm one O four, verse thirty three. Dear God, I

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Speaker 1: come to you tonight in need of refreshment. Like a

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Speaker 1: tree battered by the wind and scorched by the sun.

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Speaker 1: My spirit is weary and my soul thirsty. I long

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Speaker 1: for your grace's cool, cleansing waters to wash over me

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Speaker 1: and renew my spirit. Please quench the thirst in my

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Speaker 1: soul with the living water that only you can provide.

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Speaker 1: Let me drink deeply from your well and be refreshed tonight.

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Speaker 1: May my roots sink ever deeper into the soil of

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Speaker 1: your word, so that I may be firmly planted and

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Speaker 1: able to weather any storm. Thank you God for refreshing

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Speaker 1: my soul tonight. May your peace and joy feel me

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Speaker 1: to overflow, and may I be a source of refreshment

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Speaker 1: to all I encounter tomorrow. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank

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

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Speaker 1: you to unwind your mind and spirit with tonight's Sleep Psalm.

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Speaker 1: Prepare your heart for this devotional from the Book of Psalms,

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Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace under his watchful eyes.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's

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

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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 one hundred and four.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly. Relax your body. Relax your

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Speaker 2: neck and shoulders. Rest your hands gently by your side

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Speaker 2: or on your lap. Make sure your back is flat

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Speaker 2: and straight. Take a deep breath through your nose. Feel

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Speaker 2: of your belly. Hold your breath for a few seconds.

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Speaker 2: Exhale slowly, and feel the air flow throughout your body

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Speaker 2: as your belly receipts. Close your eyes and imagine walking

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Speaker 2: through a beautiful, peaceful wooded area. Hear the birds chirping.

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Speaker 2: Hear the leaves rustling as the squirrels scurry across the ground.

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Speaker 2: Feel the gentle breeze blow through the trees gently swaying

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Speaker 2: the tree branches back and forth. Take a deep, cleansing breath.

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Speaker 2: Feel the crisp, clean air. Rejuvenate your lungs. Exhale slowly,

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Speaker 2: and allow the air to restore your body as it

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Speaker 2: flows through every bone, muscle, and joint. Marvel at the

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Speaker 2: beauty of God's creation. Know the hands that created the

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Speaker 2: world and all its creatures are the same hands that

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Speaker 2: will sustain you and protect you every day and night.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in the life God. Breathe into us your fears

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Speaker 2: and worries. Allow the presence of your Creator to calm

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Speaker 2: your mind and gladden your heart. To night, as we

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Speaker 2: prepare to listen to God's word, Let's ask him to

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Speaker 2: fill our minds and hearts with his praise and joy.

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Speaker 2: May our meditation be pleasing to him. Psalm one hundred

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Speaker 2: and four from the King James version says, bless the Lord,

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Speaker 2: O my soul, O Lord, my God, thou art very great,

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Speaker 2: Thou art clothed with honor and majesty, who coverest thyself

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Speaker 2: with light as with the garment, who stretchest out the

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Speaker 2: heavens like a curtain, who layeth the beams of his chambers,

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Speaker 2: and the waters, who maketh the clouds, his chariot, who

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Speaker 2: walketh upon the wings of the wind, who maketh his angel,

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Speaker 2: spirits his ministers, a flaming fire, who laid the foundations

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Speaker 2: of the earth, that it should not be removed forever.

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Speaker 2: Thou coveredst it with the deep, as with a garment.

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Speaker 2: The waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke, they fled.

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Speaker 2: At the voice of thy thunder, they hastened away. They

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Speaker 2: unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou

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Speaker 2: that they turn not again to cover the earth. He

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Speaker 2: They give drink to every beast of the field. The

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Speaker 2: wild asses quench their thirst. By them. Shall the fowls

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Speaker 2: of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

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Speaker 2: He watereth the hills from his chambers. The earth is

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Speaker 2: satisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causeth the

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Speaker 2: of the earth. And wine that maketh glad the heart

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Speaker 2: of man, and oil to make his face shine, and

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Speaker 2: bread which strengtheneth the man's heart. The trees of the

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Speaker 2: Lord are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon, which

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Speaker 2: he hath planted where the birds make their nests. As

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Speaker 2: for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The

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Speaker 2: The sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and

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Speaker 2: it is night wherein all the beasts of the forest

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Speaker 2: Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor,

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Speaker 2: until the evening. O Lord, how manifold are thy works

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Speaker 2: in wisdom, hast thou made them all. The earth is

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Speaker 2: See wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

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Speaker 2: There go the ships. There is the Leviathan, whom thou

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Speaker 2: hast made to play. Therein these wait all upon thee,

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Speaker 2: that thou mayest give them their meat in due season,

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Speaker 2: They are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face. They

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Speaker 2: The glory of the Lord sha endure forever. The Lord

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Speaker 2: shall rejoice in his works. He looketh on the earth,

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Speaker 2: and it trembleth. He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

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Speaker 2: I will sing unto the Lord. As long as I live.

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Speaker 2: I will sing praise to my God. While I have

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Speaker 2: my being. My meditation of Him shall be sweet. I

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Speaker 2: will be glad in the Lord. Let the sinners be

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Speaker 2: no more. Bless Thou, the Lord, O my soul, Bless

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Speaker 2: ye the Lord. The Bible reminds us God is not

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Speaker 2: just the creator of the world, but he is the

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Speaker 2: provider and sustain her of all creation. We can rely

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Speaker 2: on him to provide everything we need for this life

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Speaker 2: and for eternity. Put your trust in Him and rest

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Speaker 2: in his provision and protection. To night, breathe in the

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Speaker 2: goodness and faithfulness of the Lord. Breathe out any stress

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Speaker 2: and tension in your muscles and joints. Feel his goodness,

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Speaker 2: Restore your body and renew your mind and spirit. Feel

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Speaker 2: his faithfulness. Warm your heart, and satisfy your soul. In

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Speaker 2: his goodness, he will pour out his blessings and favor

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Speaker 2: upon you as his beloved creation. In his faithfulness, he

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Speaker 2: will care for you and sustain your heart with His bread.

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Speaker 2: With your next breath, be filled with the truth of

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Speaker 2: the Lord. As you exhale, Allow his word to quench

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Speaker 2: your thirst and satiate your appetite. Like the lions that

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Speaker 2: seek God for their food, seek God for your daily bread.

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Speaker 2: No satisfaction does not come from bread alone, but from

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Speaker 2: the Word of God. Lift your spirit to rejoice in

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Speaker 2: His provision, to rejoice in His presence. Think of a

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Speaker 2: time when you doubted God's provision, or when His provision

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Speaker 2: was not enough for you. Confess any fears and doubts

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Speaker 2: you may have. Confess any resentment or envy you have

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Speaker 2: in your heart toward God or towards others. Ask for

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Speaker 2: his forgiveness and for his help in trusting him enough

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Speaker 2: to give you what you need. Pray his desires for

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Speaker 2: your life will become your desires. Breathe in his love

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Speaker 2: and mercy. Breathe out your guilt and shame. Know the

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Speaker 2: Lord sustains all creatures great and small on earth, so

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Speaker 2: he will sustain you too. Take a deep breath, Release

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Speaker 2: any tension in your body and any anxious thoughts in

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Speaker 2: your mind. Rejoice in the name of the Lord. Think

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Speaker 2: of a time when He provided what you needed at

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Speaker 2: the right time. Thank Him for his provision in your life.

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Speaker 2: Thank him for his protection over you as you sleep.

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Speaker 2: Think of a person who needs God's provision tonight. Pray

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Speaker 2: God will give them what they need to quench their

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Speaker 2: thirst and satisfy their soul. Pray they will put their

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Speaker 2: trust in Him tonight. As your creator, God already knows

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Speaker 2: what you need. So approach God's throne with confidence tonight

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Speaker 2: and lay your requests before him. Ask Him for the

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Speaker 2: things you need and for the desires in your heart.

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Speaker 2: Know he will provide for you at the proper time.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God's provision in a specific area of your life.

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Speaker 2: Pray he will help you find satisfaction in his presence

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Speaker 2: and in his word. Pray for God's protection tonight as

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Speaker 2: you sleep. Pray he will sustain you through the night.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God's presence to fill your space with his

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Speaker 2: love and joy. Pray he will fill your heart with

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Speaker 2: his praise and peace so that you may find rest

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Speaker 2: that will refresh your mind, body, and soul. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep cleansing breath, be filled with the joy and praise

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Speaker 2: of the Lord. Exhale slowly and allow his goodness and

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Speaker 2: faithfulness to soothe your soul and calm your mind. Relax

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Speaker 2: your body, close your eyes and meditate on the beauty

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Speaker 2: and one of God's creation. Allow his light to shine

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Speaker 2: upon you, keeping you warm and safe throughout the night,