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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. But I will declare

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Speaker 1: this forever. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob,

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Speaker 1: Psalm seventy five, verse nine. Dear God, as I lay

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

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Speaker 1: an open heart and a closed mouth. I know that

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Speaker 1: you are a righteous judge, and that your judgment is

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Speaker 1: good and comforting. I trust that you will protect me

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Speaker 1: from all evil as I sleep tonight, and that your

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Speaker 1: angels will encamp round about me so that no harm

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Speaker 1: can come my way. May your presence be felt in

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Speaker 1: my dreams as you guide me to the paths of righteousness. God,

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Speaker 1: ask that you fill my heart with the warmth of

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Speaker 1: your love and replenish my soul with the peace only

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Speaker 1: you can give. May my troubled thoughts find solace in

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Speaker 1: your mercy, and may the serenity of your gentle voice

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Speaker 1: be enough to calm my restless spirit. And I pray

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Speaker 1: that with your guidance, I will become the best version

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Speaker 1: of myself, bearing fruit like a tree planted by the

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Speaker 1: streams of living water. Thank you, Lord for being my protector,

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Speaker 1: my Provider and my heavenly Father. May the glory of

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Speaker 1: her name be forever. Praise now and forevermore in Jesus' name. 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 eyes. Thank you for joining me, Bishop td Jakes,

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

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

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Speaker 1: 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 seventy five. Sit in

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Speaker 2: a comfortable position with your back straight and your shoulders back.

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Speaker 2: Rest your hands gently on your lap. Rest your feet

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Speaker 2: flat on the floor. Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly

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Speaker 2: and release the stress and tension in your muscles. Breathe

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Speaker 2: in and out slowly. Feel your chest rise and fall

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Speaker 2: with each breath. Take a deep breath, 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. Breathe out and feel the oxygen flow throughout

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Speaker 2: your body as you take deep breaths, feel your heart

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Speaker 2: rate slow down, feel your mind calm, and your body relax.

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Speaker 2: Clear your mind and focus your thoughts on God. Know

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Speaker 2: he is the righteous judge who treats everyone fairly and

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Speaker 2: shows mercy to those who love him. Know he is

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Speaker 2: the sovereign King who rules with his love, compassion, and peace.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in his mercy and love. Breathe out your fears

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Speaker 2: and anxiety. Open your mind and heart to receive God's word.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to bring you hope and comfort. As you

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Speaker 2: listen to Tonight's song, the Bible reminds us God is

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Speaker 2: final judge, and he will overthrow those who seek to

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Speaker 2: harm us and destroy us. We can find hope in

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Speaker 2: the sovereignty of the Lord, and we can find rest

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Speaker 2: in his promise to rescue us from the darkness of

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Speaker 2: the world. Psalm seventy five from the King James's version says,

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Speaker 2: unto thee, O God, do weak, if thanks unto thee

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Speaker 2: do weak. If thanks for that thy name is near,

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Speaker 2: Thy wondrous works, declare, when I shall receive the congregation,

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Speaker 2: I will judge uprightly the earth and all the inhabitants

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Speaker 2: thereof are dissolved. I bear up pillars of it. Sillah,

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Speaker 2: I said, unto the fools, deal not foolishly, And to

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Speaker 2: the wicked, lift not up the horn, Lift not up

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Speaker 2: your horn on high. Speak not with a stiff neck.

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Speaker 2: For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,

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Speaker 2: nor from the south. But God is the judge. He

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Speaker 2: putteth down one and setteth up another. For in the

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Speaker 2: hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the

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Speaker 2: wine is red. It is full of mixture, and he

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Speaker 2: poreth out of the same. But the dregs thereof, all

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Speaker 2: the wicked of the earth, shall wring them out and

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Speaker 2: drink them. But I will declare forever I will sing

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Speaker 2: praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of

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Speaker 2: the wicked also will I cut off. But the horns

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Speaker 2: of the righteous shall be exalted. In the end, God

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Speaker 2: will cast the final judgment. We will be lifted to

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Speaker 2: His dwelling place, where we will spend eternity. Tonight, Let's

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Speaker 2: find hope for our future and rest for our present.

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Speaker 2: Close your eyes and take a deep breath. As your

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Speaker 2: chest rises. See the Lord lifting you up and setting

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Speaker 2: you at a place of honor at his table. Exhale

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Speaker 2: slowly as your chest falls. Know the Lord will bring

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Speaker 2: down the wicked and make them drink from his cup

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Speaker 2: of judgment. No matter how dark your nights are in

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Speaker 2: this world, know the light of the Lord is shining

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Speaker 2: upon you as one of his righteous. Open your eyes

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Speaker 2: and know your future is secure in the righteousness of

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Speaker 2: the Lord. Know his salvation has redeemed you, and his

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Speaker 2: love will sustain you through the night. Take a deep breath.

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Speaker 2: Exhale slowly and release any anxiety about your future. Release

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Speaker 2: any tension in your body. Rest in his hands. Think

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Speaker 2: of a time when you doubted the wisdom of God's

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Speaker 2: timing and try to take matters into your own hand.

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Speaker 2: Confess your doubts, Confess when you have judged others unfairly.

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Speaker 2: Ask for his forgiveness, Ask him to help you. Trust

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Speaker 2: his timing and trust him to judge fairly. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath. Allow his mercy and love to wash over you.

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Speaker 2: Exhale slowly and release any guilt and shame you are

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Speaker 2: carrying with you to night. Rejoice in the sovereignty of

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Speaker 2: the Lord. Thank him for being a righteous judge that

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Speaker 2: shows mercy to his children and that holds the wicked

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Speaker 2: in this world accountable. Thank Him for the ways he

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Speaker 2: has shown you mercy in your life. Think of some

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

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

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Speaker 2: protect them as they wait for him to act. Lay

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Speaker 2: your requests before the Lord. Cast all your fears and

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Speaker 2: anxieties on him. Know he will answer your prayers in

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Speaker 2: his perfect timing. Pray God will deliver you from the

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Speaker 2: evil in this world. Pray he will lead you away

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Speaker 2: from temptation and down his path of life and righteousness.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will protect you and your family as you sleep.

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Speaker 2: Pray his hands will keep you safe and secure through

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Speaker 2: the night. Breathe in and out slowly. Put your hope

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Speaker 2: in the sovereignty of the Lord. Trust him to keep

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Speaker 2: you in his perfect peace as you sleep. Close your

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Speaker 2: eyes and allow God to refresh your mind, body, and

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Speaker 2: soul as you rest to night,