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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 Sleepsalm. Unless the Lord had been

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Speaker 1: my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence

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Speaker 1: Psalm ninety four seventeen. Heavenly Father, I pray tonight for vision, clarity,

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Speaker 1: and wisdom. The day's troubles and worries can be all consuming,

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Speaker 1: keeping my mind from genuine rest As I drift away

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Speaker 1: to sleep, Tonight anchor my thoughts in you. Tether me

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Speaker 1: to your precepts so I have not tossed to and

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Speaker 1: fro with worry. Fools will sleep without reflection, and the

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Speaker 1: prideful will those without considering their purpose. But I want

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Speaker 1: to surrender to you before sleeping. I want to repent

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Speaker 1: of my shortcomings and be renewed by your will. Do

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Speaker 1: all these things for your glory and my good 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 unwine your mind and spirit with Tonight's

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

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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 knightly encouragement.

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Speaker 3: Hello, I'm grace for Tonight's sleep psalm by pray dot Com.

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Speaker 3: We will be meditating on Psalm ninety four. Relax your

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Speaker 3: body and clear your mind. Focus your thoughts on God.

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Speaker 3: Remember he is the righteous judge who will right all

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Speaker 3: the wrongs in the end to restore his world and

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Speaker 3: rescue his people. Find comfort and peace when you put

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Speaker 3: your trust in the Lord and allow him to administer

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Speaker 3: his mercy and justice in your life. Take a deep breath,

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Speaker 3: lift your hurts and pain to the Lord. Exhale slowly

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Speaker 3: and let go of any anger, bitterness, or unforgiveness in

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Speaker 3: your heart. Surrender the wrong thongs others have committed against

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Speaker 3: you to the Lord. Feel the heaviness in your heart lighten,

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Speaker 3: and the heaviness in your shoulders lesson. Relax your neck

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Speaker 3: with your next exhale, release the tension in your body.

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Speaker 3: Open your heart to hear God's word. Ask him to

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Speaker 3: teach you his ways and lead you to a safe,

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Speaker 3: secure place where you can rest in Him. Although the

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Speaker 3: wicked seem to prosper in our world, Tonight's psalm reminds

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Speaker 3: us God will sustain his people until the day he

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Speaker 3: casts judgment on the wicked. Psalm ninety four from the

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Speaker 3: King James's version says, O, Lord, God, to whom vengeance belongeth,

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Speaker 3: O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself, lift up thyself, thou,

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Speaker 3: judge of the earth, render a reward to the proud Lord.

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Speaker 3: How long shall the wicked? How long shall the wicked triumph?

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Speaker 3: How long shall they utter and speak hard things? And

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Speaker 3: all the workers of iniquity boast themselves. They break in

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Speaker 3: peaces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage. They

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Speaker 3: Yet they say, the Lord shall not see. Neither shall

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Speaker 3: the God of Jacob regard it. Understand ye brutish among

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Speaker 3: the people, and ye fools, When will ye be wise?

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Speaker 3: He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He

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Speaker 3: that formed the eye? Shall he not see? He that

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Speaker 3: chasteth the heathen, shall he not correct? He that teacheth

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Speaker 3: man knowledge? Shall he not know? The Lord knoweth the

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Speaker 3: thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the

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Speaker 3: man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out

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Speaker 3: of thy law, that thou mayest give him rest from

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Speaker 3: the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for

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Speaker 3: the wicked. For the Lord will not cast off his people,

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Speaker 3: neither will he forsake his inheritance. But judgments shall return

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Speaker 3: unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

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Speaker 3: Who will rise up for me against the evil doers,

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Speaker 3: Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity.

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Speaker 3: Unless the Lord hath been my help, My soul had

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Speaker 3: almost dwelt in silence when I said, my foot slippeth

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Speaker 3: thy mercy, O Lord held me up in the multitude

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Speaker 3: of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

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Speaker 3: Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee which

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Speaker 3: frameth mischief by a law. They gather themselves together against

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Speaker 3: the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

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Speaker 3: But the Lord is my defense, and my God is

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Speaker 3: the rock of my refuge. And he shall bring upon

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Speaker 3: them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in

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Speaker 3: their own wickedness. Yea, the Lord, our God, shall cut

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Speaker 3: them off. The Bible tells us the corruption of this

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Speaker 3: world and the arrogance of the wicked are temporary. Our God,

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Speaker 3: who formed our ears can hear the boasts of the wicked.

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Speaker 3: Our God, who formed our eyes, can see the injustices

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Speaker 3: being committed until the day he returns to cast judgment

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Speaker 3: on the world. God will sustain us with his mighty hands,

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Speaker 3: strengthening us in the day, comforting us in the night.

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Speaker 3: Take a deep breath. As your enemies rise against you,

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Speaker 3: the Lord is rising against them. His strength will sustain

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Speaker 3: you and give you life. Exhale slowly and release your

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Speaker 3: fears to the Lord. Know he is your fortress that

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Speaker 3: surrounds you by day and protects you by night. Breathe

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Speaker 3: in and out slowly. When you feel your slipping away

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Speaker 3: in the darkness, imagine God's unfailing love supporting you and

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Speaker 3: sustaining you. Know he will not let you fall. Take

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Speaker 3: a deep breath. Lift your anxious thoughts to the Lord.

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Speaker 3: Exhale slowly and release any anxiety from to day. Allow

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Speaker 3: God's love to comfort you and lighten your load with

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Speaker 3: his joy. With your next exhale, release any tension lingering

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Speaker 3: from the stress of to day. Think of a time

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Speaker 3: when someone hurt you and your retaliated. Rather than waiting

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Speaker 3: on the Lord, confess any anger or bitterness in your heart.

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Speaker 3: Ask for his forgiveness and for his help with forgiving

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Speaker 3: the person who hurt you. Take a deep breath, allow

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Speaker 3: God's forgiveness to soften your heart. Exhale slowly, and release

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Speaker 3: any guilt and shame you are experiencing right now. Know

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Speaker 3: your sin and shame are covered with the perfect righteousness

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Speaker 3: of the Lord. Rejoice in the salvation of the Lord.

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Speaker 3: Praise him for his mercy and justice. Thank Him for

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Speaker 3: sustaining you with his unfailing love. Thank him for the

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Speaker 3: times he delivered you from the temptation of this world.

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Speaker 3: Thank him for the ways he has comforted you. Think

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Speaker 3: of a person who needs God to bring his justice

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Speaker 3: to an unfair situation. Pray he will intervene on their behalf.

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Speaker 3: Pray they will wait patiently on Him to restore their

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Speaker 3: reputation and hold others accountable for their actions. Make your

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Speaker 3: requests known to the Lord. Know you will answer them

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Speaker 3: in his perfect timing. Trust Him to do what is

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Speaker 3: best for you and for others. Pray for the vulnerable

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Speaker 3: in your community, such as the widow, the emigrant, and

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Speaker 3: the orphan. Pray God will show you how to care

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Speaker 3: for the people He holds. Dear to his heart. Pray

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Speaker 3: for God's help with resisting the temptation to avenge the

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Speaker 3: wrongs committed against you. Pray you will trust Him to

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Speaker 3: dispense his mercy and justice. Pray for God to protect

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Speaker 3: you against those who seek to hurt you. Pray you

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Speaker 3: will rest safely in his hands. To night. Breathe in

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Speaker 3: and out slowly, Take refuge in the Lord as you

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Speaker 3: lay down to sleep. Allow his comfort to fill your

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Speaker 3: heart with joy and your mind with peace as you

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Speaker 3: surrender to Him to night