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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop TD Jakes, inviting you to unwind your mind

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Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's sleepsalm. In the day of my trouble,

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Speaker 1: I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in

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Speaker 1: the night and didn't get tired. My soul refused to

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Speaker 1: be comforted Psalm one O two first two. Dear everlasting Father,

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Speaker 1: I know you listen even when I feel most alone.

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Speaker 1: You bend your ear down to hear my cries. You

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Speaker 1: have kept every tear and attended to every complaint. Tonight,

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Speaker 1: I am grateful for God who has not kept himself

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Speaker 1: distant and aloof. You have come near to me and

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Speaker 1: considered my heart. As I unwine after a long day,

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Speaker 1: I asked that you release me from my loneliness and

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Speaker 1: remind my heart that you are close more than any

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Speaker 1: family or friend. You completely understand me. You are acquainted

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Speaker 1: with every weakness, sin and shortcoming, yet love me anyways.

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Speaker 1: You call me a friend, child and co err in Christ,

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Speaker 1: despite my failures and flaws. What a wonderful thing it

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Speaker 1: is to be completely known and wholly loved. Comfort me

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Speaker 1: in your warm and accepting embrace. Tonight. 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 your 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 nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's Sleep Psalm by pray dot Com.

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

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Speaker 2: Before meditating on God's word this evening, let's spend some

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Speaker 2: time remembering who God is and letting go of our

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Speaker 2: stress and anxiety from today. Take a deep, cleansing breath.

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Speaker 2: Feel the fresh calm air fill your lungs. Exhale slowly

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Speaker 2: and release any tension in your muscles. Take another deep breath.

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Speaker 2: Feel God's strength fill you, rejuvenating your lungs. Exhale slowly

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Speaker 2: and allow His strength to nourish your bones and restore

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Speaker 2: your muscles and joints. Close your eyes and reflect on

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Speaker 2: who God is. Think of him as the creator that

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Speaker 2: laid the foundations of the earth and created the heavens above.

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Speaker 2: Think of him as the sovereign King whose reign will

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Speaker 2: never end. Know his mighty hands that created the world

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Speaker 2: are the mighty hands that will strengthen you and sustain

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Speaker 2: you through the night. Breathe in his goodness. Breathe out

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Speaker 2: your fears and doubts. Breathe in his peace. Breathe out

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Speaker 2: your worries and anxious thoughts. With each breath. Feel your

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Speaker 2: heart lightened and your mind calm. Know God is with

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Speaker 2: you to night, and you never have to face the

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Speaker 2: darkness of the night alone. Open your mind and heart

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Speaker 2: and ask God to speak to you through his word.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to remind you of his promises and of

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Speaker 2: his goodness and faithfulness. Ask for his word to comfort

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Speaker 2: you to night as you prepare for sleep. In our

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Speaker 2: moments of weakness, we can find hope by turning to

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Speaker 2: the God that never changes, and the God that will

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Speaker 2: endure forever and ever. Psalm one hundred and two from

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Speaker 2: the King James's version says, hear my prayer, O Lord,

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Speaker 2: and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy

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Speaker 2: face from me. In the day when I am in trouble,

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Speaker 2: incline thine ear unto me in the day when I call,

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Speaker 2: answer me speedily. For my days are consumed like smoke,

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Speaker 2: and my bones are burned as in hearth. My heart

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Speaker 2: is smitten and withered like grass, so that I forget

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Speaker 2: to eat my bread by reason of the voice of

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Speaker 2: my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin. I am

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Speaker 2: like a pelican of the wilderness. I am like an

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Speaker 2: owl of the desert. I watch and am as a

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Speaker 2: sparrow alone upon the housetop. Mine enemies reproach me all

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Speaker 2: the day, and they that are mad against me are

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Speaker 2: sworn against me. For I have eaten ashes like bread,

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Speaker 2: and mingled my drink with weeping because of thine indignation

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Speaker 2: and thy wrath. For thou hast lifted me up and

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Speaker 2: cast me down. My days are like a shadow that declineth,

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Speaker 2: and I am withered like grass. But thou, o Lord,

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Speaker 2: shalt endure forever and thy remembrance unto all generations. Thou

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Speaker 2: shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time

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Speaker 2: to favor her. Yea, the said time is come, for

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Speaker 2: thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the

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Speaker 2: the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

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Speaker 2: When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear

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Speaker 2: in his glory. He will regard the prayer of the destitute,

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Speaker 2: and not despise their prayer. This shall be written for

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Speaker 2: the generation to come, and the people which shall be

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Speaker 2: created shall praise the Lord. For he hath looked down

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Speaker 2: from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven. Did the

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Speaker 2: Lord behold the earth to hear the groaning of the prisoner,

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Speaker 2: to lose those that are appointed to death, to declare

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Speaker 2: the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise

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Speaker 2: in Jerusalem, when the people are gathered together and the

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Speaker 2: kingdoms to serve the Lord. He weakened my strength in

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Speaker 2: the way he shortened my day. I said, O, my God,

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Speaker 2: take me not away in the midst of my days.

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Speaker 2: Thy years are throughout all generations of old. Hast thou

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Speaker 2: the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou

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Speaker 2: shalt endure yea all of them shall wax old like

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Speaker 2: a garment as a vesture. Shalt thou change them, and

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Speaker 2: they shall be changed, but thou art the same, and

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Speaker 2: thy years shall have no end. The children of thy

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Speaker 2: The Bible reminds us we can always put our trust

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Speaker 2: in God because he is living, eternal and unchanging. When

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Speaker 2: our days feel heavy, his strength can alleviate our burdens

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Speaker 2: and help us find rest. Nights are dark, his glory

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Speaker 2: will shine upon us, keeping us warm and safe throughout

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Speaker 2: the night. Take a deep breath, Bask in the presence

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Speaker 2: of the Lord. Exhale slowly, and allow his joy and

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Speaker 2: hope to fill your heart and strengthen your body. Close

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Speaker 2: your eyes and imagine the Lord's glory filling the earth.

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Speaker 2: Imagine a day when there will be no more darkness,

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Speaker 2: when every prisoner will be set free, when those in

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Speaker 2: need will be fully satisfied. Allow the peace of his

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Speaker 2: presence and the hope of his future reign to soothe

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Speaker 2: your soul. Take a deep breath, put your trust in

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Speaker 2: the Lord. Exhale slowly, and surrender your life to him.

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Speaker 2: Unlike the world around us, the Lord never changes. Know

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Speaker 2: the same God that formed the heavens and the earth

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Speaker 2: is the same God that will help you stand firm

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Speaker 2: in the end. Know the same God that formed you

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Speaker 2: with his hands is the same God that refreshes your mind, body,

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Speaker 2: and soul as you sleep. Think of a time when

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Speaker 2: your fears and stress overwhelmed you, causing you to lose

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Speaker 2: sight of who God is. Confess any fears and doubts

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Speaker 2: that are still holding you back from experiencing the joy

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Speaker 2: of His presence. Ask Him to help you completely trust

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Speaker 2: in him. Take a deep breath, Allow his forgiveness to

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Speaker 2: wash over you. Exhale slowly, and let go of any

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Speaker 2: sin and shame that is hindering your relationship with God.

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Speaker 2: Allow his mighty hands to restore your relationship, filling your

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Speaker 2: heart with his love, joy, and peace. Praise the King

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Speaker 2: on his throne. Bow your head down and worship him.

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Speaker 2: Thank him for the ways he provides for you. Thank

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Speaker 2: him for the ways he has protected you. Thank him

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Speaker 2: for your bright future that is secure in him alone.

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Speaker 2: Think of a person who needs God's provision to night.

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Speaker 2: Pray he will give them what they need and help

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Speaker 2: them find satisfaction in him. Pray he will give them

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Speaker 2: rest to night. Ask God to hear your prayer. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to draw your heart toward him as you lift

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Speaker 2: your requests to him. Pray for God to bless the

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Speaker 2: next generation. Pray he will use you to help guide

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Speaker 2: children and young adults unto his path of life. Pray

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Speaker 2: for God to help those who are destitute. Pray Ye

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Speaker 2: will strengthen them with his word and satisfy them with

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Speaker 2: his provision. Pray for God's provision for tomorrow and his

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Speaker 2: protection for tonight. Pray he will sustain you with his

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Speaker 2: strength through the day and night. Take a deep breath,

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Speaker 2: Breathe in his strength and glory. Exhale slowly, and release

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Speaker 2: any stress and tension that is still lingering from today.

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Speaker 2: Allow the hope of your bright future with the sovereign King,

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Speaker 2: the creator of the world, to comfort you as you sleep.