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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 song. Bless the Lord my soul,

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Speaker 1: and forget not all his benefits Psalm one three, verse two.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, tonight, I want to thank you for your

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Speaker 1: compassion as a father understands the limitations of a child.

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Speaker 1: You have patiently considered my weakness. You do not hold

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Speaker 1: me to an unrealistic standard. Instead, you lift me on

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Speaker 1: your shoulders so I can walk in your purposes. You

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Speaker 1: know my frame and understand that I am made of dust.

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Speaker 1: As I seek peace and rest tonight, remind my heart

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Speaker 1: to let go of perfection. I do not want to

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Speaker 1: be crippled by my weakness. I want to see them

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Speaker 1: as an opportunity for your strength to be shown. Help

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Speaker 1: me with patience tonight and make me rest in your

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Speaker 1: gentle embrace. Tomorrow will be filled with moments of faith

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Speaker 1: and failure, and I can be at ease knowing that

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Speaker 1: you love me through both. In Jesus's name, I relax.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, I feel at ease. In Jesus's 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 Sleep Psalms 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 knightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for to night's Sleep Song by Prey

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Speaker 2: dot com. We will be meditating on Psalm one hundred

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Speaker 2: and three. Take a deep, cleansing breath. Feel the oxygen

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Speaker 2: rich air fill your lungs. Exhale slowly and feel the

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Speaker 2: oxygen flow through your veins, rejuvenating you and restoring you.

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Speaker 2: Sit up in a chair with your back straight and

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Speaker 2: your shoulders back. Relax your neck, rest your hands gently

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Speaker 2: on your lap, and rest your feet flat on the floor.

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Speaker 2: Maintaining good posture will open up your chest and heart,

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Speaker 2: allowing the cleansing of air to heal your body with

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Speaker 2: each breath. Close your eyes and picture God as your

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Speaker 2: perfect father that loves you and has compassion on you.

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Speaker 2: Though he is a father that fully knows you and

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Speaker 2: fully loves you. Allow his love and grace to warm

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Speaker 2: your heart and nourish your body. Take a deep breath,

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Speaker 2: lift your burdens to your Father in heaven. Exhale slowly,

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Speaker 2: and allow his power and strength to lighten your load

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Speaker 2: and help you find rest. To night, prepare to receive

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Speaker 2: God's word, listen to his still small voice, and find

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Speaker 2: comfort in his truth. The Bible reminds us our weaknesses

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Speaker 2: are made perfect in the power of God. We can

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Speaker 2: bring our weaknesses to Him and allow his power and strength,

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Speaker 2: his compassion and love to redeem us, heal us and

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Speaker 2: restore us. Psalm one hundred and three from the CA

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Speaker 2: King James version says, Bless the Lord, O my soul

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Speaker 2: and all that is within me. Bless his holy name.

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Speaker 2: Bless the Lord, O, my soul, and forget not all

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Speaker 2: his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, Who healeth all

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Speaker 2: thy diseases, Who redeemeth thy life from destruction, Who crowneth

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Speaker 2: thee with loving kindness and tender mercies. Who satisfieth thy

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Speaker 2: mouth with good things, so that thy youth is renewed

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Speaker 2: like the eagles. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for

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Speaker 2: all that are oppressed. He made known his way unto Moses,

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Speaker 2: his acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is

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Speaker 2: merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

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Speaker 2: He will not always chide, neither will he keep his

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Speaker 2: anger forever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins,

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Speaker 2: nor rewarded us according to our aneniquities. For as the

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Speaker 2: Heathen is high above the earth, so great is his

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Speaker 2: mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the

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Speaker 2: our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children,

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Speaker 2: knowest our frame. He remembereth that we are dust, as

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Speaker 2: for man his days are as grass as a flower

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Speaker 2: of the field. So he flourisheth. For the wind passeth

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Speaker 2: over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof

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Speaker 2: shall know it no more. But the mercy of the

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Speaker 2: Lord is from everlasting to everlasting, upon them that fear

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Speaker 2: him and his righteousness, unto children's children, to such as

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Speaker 2: to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in

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Speaker 2: the heavens and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord,

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Speaker 2: Ye his angels excel in strength that to his commandments,

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Speaker 2: hearkening unto the voice of this world. Bless ye the

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Speaker 2: Lord all ye his hosts, ye ministers of his that

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Speaker 2: do his pleasure. Bless the Lord all his works in

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Speaker 2: all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

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Speaker 2: As our creator, the Lord knows our weaknesses. As our

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Speaker 2: redeemer and healer, the Lord can save us and heal

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Speaker 2: us in our weakest moments. Tonight, praise the Lord for

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Speaker 2: all that he has done for you, and praise him

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Speaker 2: for all that he will do for you as his

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Speaker 2: beloved child. Breathe in and out slowly revel in the

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Speaker 2: glory of the Lord. Lift your spirit to praise him.

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Speaker 2: Allow his glory and praise to soothe your soul. Tonight,

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Speaker 2: close your eyes and imagine the height and depth of

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Speaker 2: God's love for you. Know his love for you reaches

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Speaker 2: as high as the heavens and as low as the

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Speaker 2: depths of the pit of destruction and despair. Take comfort

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Speaker 2: in His everlasting love that blesses you and satisfies you

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Speaker 2: in this life. And an eternity. Breathe in his love.

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Speaker 2: Breathe out any stress and tension in your body. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out any fears and doubts in your mind. Acknowledge any

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Speaker 2: unconfessed sin before the Lord. Ask for his forgiveness. Ask

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Speaker 2: for his help in your weaknesses and struggles. Know, just

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Speaker 2: as far as the East is from the west, he

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Speaker 2: has removed your transgressions from you. He has thrown your

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Speaker 2: iniquities into the sea of His forgetfulness. Allow his mercy

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Speaker 2: and grace to wash over you and cleanse your sin

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Speaker 2: and shame. Breathe in and out slowly release your guilt

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Speaker 2: Praise the Lord, lift up his holy name. Thank him

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Speaker 2: for his salvation. Thank him for rescuing you from death

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Speaker 2: the blessings he has bestowed upon you. Think of a

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Speaker 2: person who is wholly onto their sin and shame and

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Speaker 2: needs to experience freedom in God's forgiveness. Pray God will

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Speaker 2: before the Lord and lift your requests to him. Tell

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Speaker 2: him about your struggles, Tell him about the desires of

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Speaker 2: your heart. Know he is your perfect father who has

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Speaker 2: compassion on you and loves to give you good gifts

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Speaker 2: from above. Pray for God to heal you in some

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Speaker 2: area of your life, whether it is emotional healing or

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Speaker 2: physical healing. Pray he will restore your faith during difficult times.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God to help you obey his commandments. Pray

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Speaker 2: he will guide you down his safe, secure path where

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Speaker 2: you can find rest and satisfaction in him. Pray for

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Speaker 2: God to restore you Tonight as you sleep, Pray he

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Speaker 2: will help you peacefully rest throughout the night. Deep breath,

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Speaker 2: be filled with the healing presence of God. Exhale slowly

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Speaker 2: and let go of anything that might hinder you from

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Speaker 2: experiencing deep, RESTful sleep. Tonight, as you lay down to sleep,

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Speaker 2: by your side. Breathin and out as your body relaxes

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Speaker 2: and your mind calms, Allow God to refresh you with

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Speaker 2: his peace and restore you with his power and strength.