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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 song.

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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 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement.

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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 receds. 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. Breathe out

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Speaker 2: your fears and worries. Allow the presence of your creator

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Speaker 2: to calm your mind and gladden your heart. To night,

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

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Speaker 2: him to fill our minds and hearts with his praise

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Speaker 2: and joy. May our meditation be pleasing to him. Psalm

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Speaker 2: one hundred and four from the King James version says,

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Speaker 2: bless the Lord, O my soul, O Lord, my God,

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Speaker 2: thou art very great, Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,

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Speaker 2: who coverest thyself with light as with the garment, who

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Speaker 2: stretchest out the heavens like a curtain, who layeth the

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Speaker 2: beams of his chambers, and the waters, who maketh the clouds,

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

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Speaker 2: who maketh his angel, spirits his ministers, a flaming fire,

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Speaker 2: who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should

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Speaker 2: not be removed forever. Thou coveredst it with the deep,

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Speaker 2: as with a garment. The waters stood above the mountains.

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Speaker 2: At thy rebuke, they fled. At the voice of thy thunder,

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Speaker 2: they hastened away. They go up by the mountains, They

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Speaker 2: to cover the earth. He sendeth the springs into the

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Speaker 2: valleys which run among the hills. They give drink to

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Speaker 2: every beast of the field. The wild asses quench their thirst.

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Speaker 2: By them. Shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,

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Speaker 2: which sing among the branches. He watereth the hills from

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Speaker 2: his chambers. The earth is satisfied with the fruit of

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Speaker 2: thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,

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Speaker 2: bring forth food out of the earth. And wine that

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Speaker 2: maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make

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Speaker 2: his face shine, and bread which strengtheneth the man's heart.

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Speaker 2: The trees of the Lord are full of sap, the

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Speaker 2: cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted where the birds

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Speaker 2: wild goats, and the rocks for the conies. He appointed

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Speaker 2: the moon for seasons. The sun knoweth his going down.

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Speaker 2: Thou makest darkness, and it is night wherein all the

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Speaker 2: beasts of the forest do creep. Forth, the young lions

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Speaker 2: The sun ariseth. They gather themselves together and lay them

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Speaker 2: and to his labor, until the evening. O Lord, how

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Speaker 2: manifold are thy works in wisdom, hast thou made them all.

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Speaker 2: The earth is full of thy riches. So is this

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

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Speaker 2: the Leviathan, whom thou hast made to play. Therein these

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Speaker 2: meat in due season, that thou givest them. They gather.

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Speaker 2: Thou openest thine hand. They are filled with good. Thou

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Speaker 2: They die and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth

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Speaker 2: thy spirit. They are created, and thou renewest the face

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Speaker 2: of the earth. The glory of the Lord shall endure forever.

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Speaker 2: The Lord shall rejoice in his works. He looketh on

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

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Speaker 2: they smoke. I will sing unto the Lord as long

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Speaker 2: as I live. I will sing praise to my God.

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Speaker 2: While I have my being. My meditation of Him shall

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Speaker 2: be sweet. I will be glad in the Lord. Let

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Speaker 2: the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let

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Speaker 2: the wicked be no more. Bless Thou, the Lord, O

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Speaker 2: my soul, Bless ye the Lord. The Bible reminds us

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Speaker 2: God is not just the creator of the world, but

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Speaker 2: he is the provider and sustain her of all creation.

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Speaker 2: We can rely on him to provide everything we need

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Speaker 2: for this life and for eternity. Put your trust in

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Speaker 2: Him and rest in his provision and protection. To night,

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Speaker 2: breathe in the goodness and faithfulness of the Lord. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out any stress and tension in your muscles and joints.

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Speaker 2: Feel his goodness, Restore your body and renew your mind

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Speaker 2: and spirit. Feel his faithfulness. Warm your heart, and satisfy

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Speaker 2: your soul. In his goodness, he will pour out his

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Speaker 2: blessings and favor upon you as his beloved creation. In

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Speaker 2: his faithfulness, he will care for you and sustain your

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Speaker 2: heart with His bread. With your next breath, be filled

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Speaker 2: with the truth of the Lord. As you exhale, Allow

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Speaker 2: his word to quench your thirst and satiate your appetite.

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Speaker 2: Like the lions that seek God for their food, seek

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Speaker 2: God for your daily bread. No satisfaction does not come

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Speaker 2: from bread alone, but from the Word of God. Lift

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Speaker 2: your spirit to rejoice in His provision, to rejoice in

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Speaker 2: His presence. Think of a time when you doubted God's provision,

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Speaker 2: or when His provision was not enough for you. Confess

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Speaker 2: any fears and doubts you may have. Confess any resentment

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Speaker 2: or envy you have in your heart toward God or

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Speaker 2: towards others. Ask for his forgiveness and for his help

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Speaker 2: in trusting him enough to give you what you need.

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Speaker 2: Pray his desires for your life will become your desires.

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

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Speaker 2: and shame. Know the Lord sustains all creatures great and

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Speaker 2: a deep breath. Release any tension in you and any

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Speaker 2: anxious thoughts in your mind. Rejoice in the name of

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Speaker 2: the Lord. Think of a time when He provided what

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Speaker 2: you needed at the right time. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 2: provision in your life. Thank him for his protection over

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Speaker 2: you as you sleep. Think of a person who needs

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Speaker 2: God's provision tonight. Pray God will give them what they

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Speaker 2: need to quench their thirst and satisfy their soul. Pray

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Speaker 2: they will put their trust in Him tonight. As your creator,

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Speaker 2: God already knows what you need. So approach God's throne

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Speaker 2: with confidence tonight and lay your requests before him. Ask

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Speaker 2: Him for the things you need and for the desires

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Speaker 2: in your heart. Know he will provide for you at

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Speaker 2: the proper time. Pray for God's provision in a specific

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Speaker 2: satisfaction in his presence and in his word. Pray for

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Speaker 2: God's protection tonight as you sleep. Pray he will sustain

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Speaker 2: you through the night. Pray for God's presence to fill

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Speaker 2: your space with his love and joy. Pray he will

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Speaker 2: fill your heart with his praise and peace so that

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Speaker 2: you may find rest that will refresh your mind, body,

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Speaker 2: and soul. Take a deep cleansing breath, be filled with

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Speaker 2: the joy and praise of the Lord. Exhale slowly and

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Speaker 2: allow his goodness and faithfulness to soothe your soul and

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Speaker 2: calm your mind. Relax your body, close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: meditate on the beauty and wonder of God's creation. Allow

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Speaker 2: His light to shine upon you, keeping you warm and

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Speaker 2: safe throughout the night,