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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. But I will

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Speaker 1: give myself to prayer. You will help me, O Lord,

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Speaker 1: my God, Psalm one O nine, verse four. Dear God,

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Speaker 1: at this moment I come to you, seeking your divine

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Speaker 1: presence and peace, even when things are not going well.

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Speaker 1: I pray for relaxation and a calm spirit to feel

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Speaker 1: my troubled soul. I ask that you give me the

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Speaker 1: strength to let go of my worries and fears and

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Speaker 1: trust in your ever present love. Grant me peaceful sleep tonight,

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Speaker 1: and let my body and mine be restor'd with the

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Speaker 1: rested needs. May my dreams be filled with comfort and

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Speaker 1: hope to carry me through the day ahead. When life

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Speaker 1: gets tough and the winds of life billow against the

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Speaker 1: vessel of my soul, I ask that you help me

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Speaker 1: find the resilience to sail through the storm. Let me

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Speaker 1: be feell'd with your grace, wisdom, and strength to overcome

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Speaker 1: any obstacle in my way. Thank you for the gift

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Speaker 1: of life and all the blessings you have bestowed upon me.

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Speaker 1: May I always remember to turn to you in times

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Speaker 1: of trouble and find peace in your eternal love. In Jesus' 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 podcasts so you

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Speaker 1: never miss a nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for to night's sleep Psalm 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 nine. Begin tonight's meditation by relaxing your body and mind.

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Speaker 2: Lie down flat on your back with your knees bent

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Speaker 2: and your head elevated. Relax your neck and shoulders. Rest

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Speaker 2: your arms by your side with your palms facing downward.

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

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Speaker 2: expand as your chest remains still. Hold your breath for

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Speaker 2: a few seconds. Exhale slowly and feel your belly contract,

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Speaker 2: pushing the cleansing air throughout your body. Relaxing you and

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Speaker 2: rejuvenating you. Take another deep breath, feel your belly expand

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Speaker 2: exhale slowly and contract your belly and release any tension

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Speaker 2: in your body and the anxious thoughts in your mind.

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Speaker 2: Focus your thoughts on God, Meditate on his sovereignty, on

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Speaker 2: his faithfulness. Know He is in control of your life,

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Speaker 2: and he wants you to take one day, one trouble

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Speaker 2: at a time. With your next breath, lift your troubles

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Speaker 2: to the Lord as you exhale, release the stress from

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Speaker 2: to day and the anxiety you are experiencing to night.

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Speaker 2: As you release your burdens, feel your mind quiet down

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Speaker 2: and your heart slow down. Soften your joints from your

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Speaker 2: fingers to your toes, close your eyes and take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath. Ask God to speak to you through to

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Speaker 2: night Psalm Breathe in and out slowly. When our heart

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Speaker 2: is broken and we feel betrayed, God's word reminds us

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Speaker 2: we can look to Him for help and comfort to night,

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Speaker 2: Put your trust in the Lord and find rest in

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Speaker 2: His sovereignty. Psalm one hundred and nine from the King

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Speaker 2: James's version says, hold not thy peace, o God of

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Speaker 2: my praise for the mouth of the wicked, and the

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Speaker 2: mouth of the deceitful are opened against me. They have

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Speaker 2: about also with words of hatred, and fought against me

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Speaker 2: without a cause for my love. They are my adversaries.

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Speaker 2: But I give myself unto prayer, and they have rewarded

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Speaker 2: me evil for good and hatred for my love. Set

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Speaker 2: thou a wicked man, over him, and let Satan stand

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Speaker 2: Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

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Speaker 2: Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg Let them

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Speaker 2: seek their bread also out of their desolate places. Let

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Speaker 2: his fatherless children. Let his posterity be cut off, and

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Speaker 2: in the generation following, let their name be blotted out.

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Speaker 2: Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may

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Speaker 2: cut off the memory of them from the earth, as

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Speaker 2: that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the

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Speaker 2: poor and needy man, that he might even slay broken

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Speaker 2: in heart, as he loved cursing. So let it come

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Speaker 2: this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord,

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Speaker 2: and of them that speak evil against my soul. But

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Speaker 2: do thou for me, o, Lord the God, for thy

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Speaker 2: name's sake, because thy mercy is good. Deliver thou me.

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Speaker 2: For I am poor and needy, and my heart is

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Speaker 2: it declineth. I am tossed up and down as the locust.

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Speaker 2: My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh faileth

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Speaker 2: of fatness. I became also a reproach unto them. When

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Speaker 2: they looked upon me, they shaked their heads. Help me, O, Lord,

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Speaker 2: my God, O save me according to thy mercy, that

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Speaker 2: they may know that this is thy hand, that Thou,

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Speaker 2: Lord hast done it. Let them curse, but bless thou

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Speaker 2: when they arise. Let them be ashamed, but let thy

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Speaker 2: servant rejoice. Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and

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Speaker 2: let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with

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Speaker 2: a mantle. I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth. Yea,

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Speaker 2: I will praise him among the multitude, for he shall

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Speaker 2: stand at the right hand of the poor, to save

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Speaker 2: him from those that condemn his soul. When you are

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Speaker 2: Know when he looks at you, he sees his chosen one,

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Speaker 2: who has been set apart to serve him and take

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Speaker 2: you and deliver you. In his love, he will comfort

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Speaker 2: you and sustain you through the night. Take a deep breath,

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Speaker 2: lift your spirit, and praise the Lord. Exhale slowly and

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Speaker 2: allow his praise to fill you with joy, warming your heart,

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Speaker 2: renewing your mind. Take another deep breath, allow your belly

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Speaker 2: criticisms or negative words that others have spoken over you.

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Speaker 2: Rejoice in the sovereign Lord who sees you, loves you,

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Speaker 2: and sustains you. Breathe in and out slowly. Ask in

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Speaker 2: the presence of the Lord. Know he is sitting at

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Speaker 2: your right hand, saving you from those who condemn you,

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Speaker 2: from the shame that you carry with you. Know in

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Speaker 2: the Lord's presence there is no shame. Allow his grace

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Speaker 2: and love to heal your brokenness and to bring light

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Speaker 2: into the darkness of the night. Think of a time

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Speaker 2: when some one slandered you or committed some wrong against you,

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Speaker 2: and you retaliated or struggled with forgiveness. Confess any anger

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Speaker 2: or bitterness you have in your heart. Confess any slander

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Speaker 2: and gossip that may have been on your tongue. Ask

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Speaker 2: for God's forgiveness. Ask for God's strength to help you

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Speaker 2: forgive others and help you trust Him to administer his

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Speaker 2: justice and mercy. Breath in his love and grace. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out your guilt and shame. Be comforted by the sovereignty

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Speaker 2: of the Lord, knowing ye will right all the wrongs

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Speaker 2: committed against you. Rejoice in the sovereignty of the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Praise Him for being in control of your life. Thank

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Speaker 2: Him for the ways he has helped you and for

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Speaker 2: the times he has delivered you. Thank Him for showing

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Speaker 2: you his love and mercy. Every day. Think of a

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Speaker 2: person who is hurting due to slander and gossip others

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Speaker 2: have spoken about them. Pray God will restore their reputation

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Speaker 2: and help them focus their eyes on Him. Pray they

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Speaker 2: will find peaceful rest. Tonight, lay your requests before the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Lift your thoughts and feelings to him. Know he hears you,

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Speaker 2: and he will intervene on your behalf. Pray for the poor,

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Speaker 2: the needy, and the broken hearted. Pray God will help

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Speaker 2: them and comfort them with his love. Pray for you

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Speaker 2: to experience God's blessing. Pray he will help you to

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Speaker 2: depend on Him for everything you need. Pray for God's

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Speaker 2: provision and protection tonight. Pray he sustains you through the night.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly, allow the Lord's peace to

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Speaker 2: soothe your soul as you put your trust in him.

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Speaker 2: Relax your neck and shoulders, close your eyes, and experience deep,

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Speaker 2: RESTful sleep as you rest in the Lord tonight