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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 Lord, I have

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Speaker 1: called on you. Come to me. Quickly listen to my

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Speaker 1: voice when I called to you, Psalm one forty one,

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Speaker 1: Verse one. Dear Lord, I pray that you would set

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Speaker 1: a guard over my heart to night when bitterness balls

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Speaker 1: up within me, settled me down and put me on

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Speaker 1: higher ground. I pray that I would rest assured that

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Speaker 1: justice is yours and that I do not need to

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Speaker 1: fight against foolish people. Ease my troubled mind and make

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Speaker 1: me content in you. Relieve me from this burden of

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Speaker 1: bitterness and release that anchor of animosity. I want to

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Speaker 1: sleep soundly, free from frenetic anger. Repult me. When my

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Speaker 1: heart bends toward hatred, comfort me with your disciplining rod

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Speaker 1: and guiding staff. I trust said tomorrow will bring new

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Speaker 1: challenges and opportunities to lean on your grace and extend

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Speaker 1: that grace to others. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen.

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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop TD Jake's inviting you to unwine your mind

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Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's sleep. Song. Prepare your heart for

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Speaker 1: this devotional from the book of Psalms, guiding you into

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Speaker 1: a RESTful embrace under his watchful eyes. Thank you for

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Speaker 1: joining me. Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's episode of the

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Speaker 1: Sleep Psalms Podcast. If this episode blessed you, follow the

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Speaker 1: podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for tonight's sleep song. Bye pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm one hundred and forty one.

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Speaker 2: Lie down flat on your back, relax your neck and shoulders,

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Speaker 2: rest your hands by your side. Look up at the ceiling,

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Speaker 2: and choose a focal point to help you focus your

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Speaker 2: mind on God's word. Take a deep breath through your nose,

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Speaker 2: feel your belly rise to the ceiling. Hold your breath

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Speaker 2: for a few seconds. Exhale through your mouth and feel

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Speaker 2: your belly relax as your abdomen pushes the air into

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Speaker 2: your body. Breathe in and out slowly. Concentrate on your

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Speaker 2: focal point. Picture God sitting above you. Fix your eyes

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Speaker 2: on the Lord. Know he will give you strength to

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Speaker 2: help you face each day, and He will give you

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Speaker 2: peace to help you rest each night. With your next inhale,

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Speaker 2: lift up your fears and worries to Him with your next, exhale,

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Speaker 2: release any anxious thoughts, and open your mind to hear

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Speaker 2: God's word. Every day we face temptation to follow the

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Speaker 2: ways of the world rather than the ways of God.

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Speaker 2: To night, find strength and wisdom in the Lord to

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Speaker 2: keep you on the path of life and peace. Psalm

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Speaker 2: one hundred forty one from the King James version says, Lord,

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Speaker 2: I cry unto thee, make haste unto me, Give ear

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Speaker 2: unto my voice. When I cry unto thee. Let my

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Speaker 2: prayer be set forth before thee as incense, and the

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Speaker 2: lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Set

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Speaker 2: a watch, o Lord, before my mouth. Keep the door

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Speaker 2: of my lips incline not my heart to any evil thing,

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Speaker 2: to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity, and

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Speaker 2: let me not eat of their dainties. Let the righteous

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Speaker 2: smite me. It shall be a kindness, and let him

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Speaker 2: reprove me it shall be an excellent oil, which shall

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Speaker 2: not break my head. For yet my prayer also shall

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Speaker 2: be in their calamities. When their judges are overthrown in

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Speaker 2: stony places, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

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Speaker 2: Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth. And when

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Speaker 2: one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. But mine

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Speaker 2: eyes are unto thee O God. The Lord in thee

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Speaker 2: is my truest. Leave not my soul destitute. Keep me

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Speaker 2: from thy snares which they have laid for me, and

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Speaker 2: the jinns of the workers of iniquity. Let the wicked

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Speaker 2: fall into their own nets, whilst that I will thou escape.

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Speaker 2: Meditating on God's word helps us discern what is right

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Speaker 2: how to navigate the road of temptation tonight. Find power

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Speaker 2: and comfort in God's truth to help you walk in

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Speaker 2: his way. Light and love, and rest in His power

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Speaker 2: and presence. Take a deep breath. Ask the Lord to

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Speaker 2: fill your mind with his thoughts, and your body and

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Speaker 2: heart with his truth and love. Exhale slowly and listen

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Speaker 2: for his voice. Listen for the spirit of truth to

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Speaker 2: lead you down the path of life and peace, where

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Speaker 2: you will find satisfaction and rest for your soul. Breathe

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Speaker 2: in and out slowly. Rest in the presence of the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Allow his power to rest upon you, strengthening you to

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Speaker 2: face the temptation of tomorrow. Take refuge in the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Feel the might of his hands uphold you during the

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Speaker 2: day and sustain you through the night. Think of a

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Speaker 2: time when you rejected a fellow Christian's or a loved

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Speaker 2: one's advice when they were speaking God's truth into your life.

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Speaker 2: Confess any sin, Confess any resentment you have towards this person.

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Speaker 2: Repent of any ways that do not align with the

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Speaker 2: word of God. Take a deep breath. Allow God's forgiveness

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Speaker 2: to wash away your sin. Exhale slowly and allow His

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Speaker 2: love to flow through you, removing your shame and filling

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Speaker 2: you with his grace and truth. Be transformed by the

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Speaker 2: renewing of your mind in His word. Think of a

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Speaker 2: time when God transformed your life with his truth and grace.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for saving you from the destruction of sin.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for delivering you from the evil one. Thank

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Speaker 2: him for redeeming you with his salvation. Think of a

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Speaker 2: person who is struggling with some type of addiction. Pray

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Speaker 2: God will deliver them from the evil one. Pray he

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Speaker 2: will fill them with his strength so they can throw

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Speaker 2: off everything that hinders their relationship with him. Pray he

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Speaker 2: will rescue them with his love and grace and restore

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Speaker 2: them with his salvation. Call upon the Lord for his help,

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Speaker 2: and he will come to your rescue. Tell him about

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Speaker 2: your struggles, Lift up your troubles. Know he will help

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Speaker 2: you and deliver you. Pray for the Lord to lead

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Speaker 2: you away from the temptation in this world. Pray you

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Speaker 2: will not fall. Pray to the wicked schemes of the devil.

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Speaker 2: Pray for the Lord to open your mind and soften

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Speaker 2: your heart to take the wise advice of fellow Christians.

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Speaker 2: Pray you will accept the teachings and correcting of scripture.

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Speaker 2: Pray for the Lord to protect you and your family

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Speaker 2: as you sleep. Pray you will rest in His peace

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Speaker 2: throughout the night. Breathe in and out, slowly, find peace

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Speaker 2: in the presence of the Lord. Find strength in his hands.

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Speaker 2: Close your eyes and allow his peace to refresh you

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Speaker 2: and his strength to restore you as you sleep tonight.