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God Is Love [Bible Sleep Meditation] Abide Meditation - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
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  Speaker 2: Hello and welcome to this sleep story from Abide. I'm Tyler.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for joining me for tonight's story. God is love.
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  Speaker 2: The love of God is immeasurable. It's unchanging, it's indescribable.
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  Speaker 2: Because God loves you so much, you can sleep through
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  Speaker 2: the night in peace. God loves you no matter what
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  Speaker 2: you've done in the past, and no matter what you
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  Speaker 2: will do in the future. Nothing can separate you from
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  Speaker 2: his infinite, all consuming, uncontainable love. It's always pursuing you
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  Speaker 2: and always drawing you back to himself. His love for
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  Speaker 2: you is unconditional. His love is the reason you exist
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  Speaker 2: and the reason behind every breath you take. It's the
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  Speaker 2: reason he sent his son Jesus to Earth and the
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  Speaker 2: reason Jesus rose from the grave. It's also the reason
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  Speaker 2: he will come back one day. The love of God
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  Speaker 2: is the source of every blessing in life. It makes
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  Speaker 2: life worth living. God guides your every step during the day,
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  Speaker 2: and he guides your every breath during the night. He's
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  Speaker 2: watching over you and protecting you even when you don't
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  Speaker 2: know it. And it's all because He loves you. The
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  Speaker 2: Bible even says God is love. Love is part of
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  Speaker 2: his character, It's who he is. And because of God's love,
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  Speaker 2: you are a part of his family. God will never
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  Speaker 2: stop love you. He will never forget you, he will
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  Speaker 2: never abandon you. He will always be right there, right
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  Speaker 2: by your side. For tonight's story will travel through the
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  Speaker 2: Psalms as we explore the many facets of God's love.
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  Speaker 2: It's a love that pursues us and forgives. It's a
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  Speaker 2: love that protects and provides. Prepare to relax, unwind, and
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  Speaker 2: fall peacefully to sleep in the arms of your creator,
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  Speaker 2: the lover of your soul. As you prepare for a
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  Speaker 2: night of RESTful sleep, begin by making sure everything around
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  Speaker 2: you is just the way you want it. Your pillow,
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  Speaker 2: your sheet, your blankets, the temperature, even the lights. If
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  Speaker 2: you need to walk around your room for a moment,
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  Speaker 2: feel free to hit pause on the app. You can
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  Speaker 2: pick up right where you left off when you return.
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  Speaker 2: Once you have everything ready, and once you're relaxing snugly
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  Speaker 2: in your bed, then begin by handing all your troubles
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  Speaker 2: to God. He's the sovereign creator of the heavens and
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  Speaker 2: the earth. He can care for your every need. Let
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  Speaker 2: him do that tonight for you in return except his
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  Speaker 2: perfect peace and his perfect patience. It's time to relax
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  Speaker 2: and quietly rejoice in the warm comforts of your bed.
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  Speaker 2: The day is over, Your work is done. Stretch out
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  Speaker 2: your arms and your legs. Now do the same with
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  Speaker 2: your fingers. Hang your toes. Enjoy the sensation of your
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  Speaker 2: muscles getting a much needed break. Let your head sink
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  Speaker 2: ever so slowly into the pillow. Put your muscles in
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  Speaker 2: your neck and your shoulders. Relax. Take a deep, relaxing breath,
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  Speaker 2: and as you do, picture yourself inhaling the very peace
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  Speaker 2: of God. Hold your breath for a split second. Now
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  Speaker 2: breathe out. As you exhale, picture yourself handing anything to
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  Speaker 2: God that is still lingering in your mind. Hand him
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  Speaker 2: your thoughts from work, from your family, life, from school.
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  Speaker 2: Ensure that your only thoughts are on God, his love
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  Speaker 2: for you, and the peace he's giving you for a
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  Speaker 2: RESTful night's sleep. All day long, you've looked forward to
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  Speaker 2: this moment of quiet stillness. That time has come. Let
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  Speaker 2: me pray for you, Father, Thank you for this child
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  Speaker 2: of God. Thank you for the many blessings in their life,
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  Speaker 2: their food, their dwelling, their friends, and their family. Thank
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  Speaker 2: you for the many things we often overlook for, a
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  Speaker 2: bed to sleep in and a pillow to lay our
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  Speaker 2: head on. Thank you most of all for your love. Father.
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  Speaker 2: Draw this child of yours close to you tonight. Stretch
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  Speaker 2: your arms around them and help them feel your warm embrace.
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  Speaker 2: Grant them your perfect peace. I ask that you will
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  Speaker 2: watch over and protect them. Bless them with sweet dreams. Father,
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  Speaker 2: help their aching body relax, unwind, and recover. Father, I
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  Speaker 2: ask that they will wake up in the morning with
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  Speaker 2: energy and purpose, ready to serve in your kingdom another day.
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  Speaker 2: I pray the words of Psalm for verse eight on
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  Speaker 2: this child of yours. David wrote, I can lie down
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  Speaker 2: and sleep soundly because you Lord will keep me safe. Father,
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  Speaker 2: help this child of yours sleep soundly.
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  Speaker 3: Keep them safe in Jesus precious name. I pray, Amen,
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  Speaker 3: you can sleep in peace to night knowing that the
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  Speaker 3: Lord of all creation loves and protects you. You can
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  Speaker 3: sleep in peace knowing that your identity is found in
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  Speaker 3: Him and not in the world. The same God who
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  Speaker 3: drew Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to himself, is the same
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  Speaker 3: God who is drawing you. Long ago, in ancient Israel,
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  Speaker 3: God's people would gather at the temple and sing about
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  Speaker 3: God's love. Their voices would carry throughout the temple and
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  Speaker 3: throughout Jerusalem, allowing anyone in range to hear about God's
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  Speaker 3: mighty works. One of these songs is found in Psalm
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  Speaker 3: one hundred and eighteen. Give thanks to the Lord, for
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  Speaker 3: he is good. His love endures forever.
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  Speaker 2: Let Israel say his love endures forever. House of Erin
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  Speaker 2: say his love endures forever. Let those who fear the
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  Speaker 2: Lord say his love endures forever. When hard pressed, I
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  Speaker 2: cried to the Lord. He brought me into a spacious place.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord is with me. I will not be afraid.
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  Speaker 2: What can mere mortals do to me. The Lord is
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  Speaker 2: with me. He is my helper. I look in triumph
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  Speaker 2: on my enemies. It is better to take refuge in
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  Speaker 2: the Lord than to trust in humans. It is better
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  Speaker 2: to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
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  Speaker 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of
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  Speaker 2: the Lord I cut them down. I was pushed back
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  Speaker 2: and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord is my strength and my defense. He has become
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  Speaker 2: my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the
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  Speaker 2: tents of the righteous. The Lord's right hand has done
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  Speaker 2: mighty things. The Lord's right hand is lifted high. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord's right hand has done mighty things. I will not die,
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  Speaker 2: but live and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
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  Speaker 2: Open for me the gates of the righteous. I will
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  Speaker 2: enter and give thanks to the Lord. This is the
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  Speaker 2: gait of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
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  Speaker 2: I will give you thanks for you answered me. You
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  Speaker 2: have become my salvation. The stone the builders rejected has
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  Speaker 2: become the cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it
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  Speaker 2: is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has done it
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  Speaker 2: this very day. Let us rejoice today and be glad.
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  Speaker 2: Lord save us. Lord grant us success. Blessed is he
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  Speaker 2: who comes in the name of the Lord. From the
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  Speaker 2: house of the Lord. We bless you. The Lord is God,
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  Speaker 2: and he has made his light shine on us. With
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  Speaker 2: bows in hand, join in the festal procession up to
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  Speaker 2: the horns of the altar. You are my God, and
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  Speaker 2: I will praise you. You are my God. And I
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  Speaker 2: will exalt you. Give thanks to the Lord, for he
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  Speaker 2: is good as love endures forever. Thank you, Lord for
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  Speaker 2: loving this child of yours. Amen. God's love is a
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  Speaker 2: pursuing love. It's a love that pursues you, runs after you.
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  Speaker 2: It's a love that forgives and doesn't remember. It's a
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  Speaker 2: love that restores and renews. It's a love full of
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  Speaker 2: grace and truth. It's a love filled with new beginnings
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  Speaker 2: and new mercies for you. Every morning, King David wrote
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  Speaker 2: about God's pursuing and protecting love and a famous song
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  Speaker 2: we know as Psalm twenty three. When the Israelites sang
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  Speaker 2: its lyrics, they were reminded of God's unexplainable, uncontainable love.
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  Speaker 2: They were reminded that no matter where they go in life,
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  Speaker 2: God was watching over them, protecting them. The same is
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  Speaker 2: true for you. It's easy to imagine the Israelites gathered
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  Speaker 2: together in Solomon's temple, men and women, young and old alike,
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  Speaker 2: smiling and singing praises to the Lord. Hands lifted high
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  Speaker 2: as they thank God for his all, pursuing, all protecting love.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord is my shepherd. I have all that I need.
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  Speaker 2: He lets me rest in green meadows. He leaves me
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  Speaker 2: beside peaceful streams, news my strength. He guides me along
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  Speaker 2: right paths, bringing honor to His name. Even when I
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  Speaker 2: walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid,
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  Speaker 2: for you are close beside me. Your rod and your
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  Speaker 2: staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for
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  Speaker 2: me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me
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  Speaker 2: by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
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  Speaker 2: Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all
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  Speaker 2: the days of my life, and I will live in
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  Speaker 2: the house of the Lord forever. God's love is the
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  Speaker 2: reason you can have peace. You can feel safe because
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  Speaker 2: you are safe in his loving arms. He is the
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  Speaker 2: creator of the mountains and the seas. He is the
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  Speaker 2: maker of the hills and the valleys. He spread the
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  Speaker 2: sand along the sea shore, and the stars across the sky.
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  Speaker 2: He is a powerful god beyond description, and he considers
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  Speaker 2: us the pinnacle of his creation. He created us in
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  Speaker 2: order to love us, and in order for us to
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  Speaker 2: love him. Long ago, the Israelites would gather in Solomon's
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  Speaker 2: temple and sing about the peace God provides when enemies
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  Speaker 2: were all around. This song was to be sung by
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  Speaker 2: sopranos or female voices. We know it as Psalm forty six.
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  Speaker 2: God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help
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  Speaker 2: in times of trouble. So we will not fear. When
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  Speaker 2: earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea, Let
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  Speaker 2: the oceans roar and foam, Let the mountains tremble as
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  Speaker 2: the waters surge. A river brings joy to the city
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  Speaker 2: of our God. The sacred home of the Most High
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  Speaker 2: God dwells in that city. It cannot be destroyed. From
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  Speaker 2: the very break of day. God will protect it. The
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  Speaker 2: nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble. God's voice
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  Speaker 2: thunders and the earth melts. The Lord of Heaven's Armies
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  Speaker 2: is here among us. The God of Israel is our fortress.
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  Speaker 2: Come see the glorious works of the Lord. See how
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  Speaker 2: he brings destruction upon the world. He causes wars to
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  Speaker 2: end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps
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  Speaker 2: the spear. He burns the shields with fire. Be still
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  Speaker 2: and know that I am God. I will be honored
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  Speaker 2: by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord of Heaven's Armies is here among us. The
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  Speaker 2: God of Israel is our fortress. God's love is the
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  Speaker 2: reason you were created. You were part of his plan
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  Speaker 2: before he formed Adam and Eve, before he made the
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  Speaker 2: heavens and the earth, and even before he made light itself.
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  Speaker 2: God was thinking about you before the universe ever existed.
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  Speaker 2: His plan for you is for your good and for
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  Speaker 2: his glory. King David penned a song about God's marvelous
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  Speaker 2: handiwork in creating each one of us. David's song eventually
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  Speaker 2: became what we know as Psalm one thirty nine. When
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  Speaker 2: the Israelites sang it, they were reminded of God's creative
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  Speaker 2: love for each one of his children. That very thought
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  Speaker 2: drew the Israelites to worship. Oh Lord, you have examined
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  Speaker 2: my heart and know everything about me. You know when
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  Speaker 2: I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts
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  Speaker 2: even when I'm far away. You see me when I
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  Speaker 2: travel and when I rest at home. You know everything
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  Speaker 2: I do.
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  Speaker 3: You you know what I'm going to say, even before I
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  Speaker 3: say it.
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  Speaker 2: Lord, you go before me and follow me. You place
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  Speaker 2: your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is
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  Speaker 2: too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand.
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  Speaker 2: I can never escape from your spirit. I can never
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  Speaker 2: get away from your presence. If I go up to heaven,
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  Speaker 2: you're there. If I go down to the grave, you
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  Speaker 2: are there. If I ride the wings of the morning,
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  Speaker 2: if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there, your
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  Speaker 2: hand will guide me. Then your strength will support me.
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  Speaker 2: I could ask the darkness to hide me, and the
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  Speaker 2: light around me to become night. But even in darkness
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  Speaker 2: I cannot hide from you. To you, the night shines
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  Speaker 2: as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same.
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  Speaker 2: To you, You made all the delicate inner parts of
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  Speaker 2: my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex. Your workmanship
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  Speaker 2: is marvelous. How well I know it. You watched me
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  Speaker 2: as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I
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  Speaker 2: was woven together in the dark of the womb. You
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  Speaker 2: saw me before I was born. Every day my life
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  Speaker 2: was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out
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  Speaker 2: before a single day had passed. How precious are your
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  Speaker 2: thoughts about me? God, they cannot be numbered. I can't
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  Speaker 2: even count them. They outnumber the grains of sand. And
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  Speaker 2: when I wake up, you are still with me. Search me, O, God,
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  Speaker 2: and know my heart. Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
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  Speaker 2: Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead
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  Speaker 2: me along the path of everlasting life. The love of
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  Speaker 2: God is a saving, redeeming love. It's a love that
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  Speaker 2: heals troubled souls and restores broken lives. It's a love
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  Speaker 2: overflowing with grace and mercy. It's a love that never
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  Speaker 2: gives up on you, and that forgives you again and
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  Speaker 2: again and again. It's a love that only once what
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  Speaker 2: is best for you. Thousands of years ago, the ancient
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  Speaker 2: Israelites sang about the redeeming love of God as they
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  Speaker 2: gathered in the Temple of Jerusalem. They sang about the
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  Speaker 2: love and compassion of a holy God who is full
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  Speaker 2: of grace and mercy. They sang about his restoring power
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  Speaker 2: and his infinite love. Later, this song became known as
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  Speaker 2: Psalm one hundred three. Praise the Lord my soul, all
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  Speaker 2: my inmost being, praise his Holy name. Praise the Lord
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  Speaker 2: my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives
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  Speaker 2: all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems
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  Speaker 2: your life from the pit and crowns you with love
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  Speaker 2: and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things, so
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  Speaker 2: that your youth is renewed. Like the Ea. The Lord
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  Speaker 2: works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. He may
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  Speaker 2: known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people
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  Speaker 2: of Israel. The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger,
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  Speaker 2: abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will
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  Speaker 2: he harbor his anger forever. He does not treat us
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  Speaker 2: as our sins deserve, or repay us according to our iniquities.
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  Speaker 2: For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
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  Speaker 2: so great is his love for those who fear him.
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  Speaker 2: As far as the east is from the west, so
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  Speaker 2: far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a
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  Speaker 2: father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has
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  Speaker 2: compassion on those who fear him. For he knows how
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  Speaker 2: we are formed. He remembers that we are dust. The
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  Speaker 2: life of mortals is like grass. They flourish like a
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  Speaker 2: flower of the field. The wind blows over it, and
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  Speaker 2: it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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  Speaker 2: But from everlasting to everlasting. The Lord's love is with
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  Speaker 2: those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children,
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  Speaker 2: with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey
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  Speaker 2: his precepts. The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
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  Speaker 2: and his kingdom rules over all. Praise the Lord, you
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  Speaker 2: his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who
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  Speaker 2: obey his word. Praise the Lord all his heavenly hosts,
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  Speaker 2: you his servants who do his will. Praise the Lord
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  Speaker 2: all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord
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  Speaker 2: my soul. Because God loves you, you can love him.
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  Speaker 2: He is worthy of worship. In praise. The ancient Israelites
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  Speaker 2: often sang about God's love in a tune that became
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  Speaker 2: Psalm one hundred and four. As you fall asleep, let
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  Speaker 2: this be your prayer. Let all that I am praise
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  Speaker 2: the Lord. O Lord, my God, how great you are.
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  Speaker 2: You are robed with honor and majesty. You are dressed
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  Speaker 2: in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry
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  Speaker 2: curtain of the heavens. You lay out the rafters of
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  Speaker 2: your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds
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  Speaker 2: your chariot. You ride upon the wings of the wind.
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  Speaker 2: The winds are your messengers. Flames of fire are your servants.
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  Speaker 2: You placed the world on its foundation, so it would
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  Speaker 2: never be moved. You clothed the earth with floods of water,
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  Speaker 2: water that covered even the mountains. At your command. The
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  Speaker 2: water fled at the sound of your thunder. It hurried away,
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  Speaker 2: Mountains rose, and valleys sank to the levels you decreed.
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  Speaker 2: Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so
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  Speaker 2: that they would never again cover the earth. You make
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  Speaker 2: springs pour water into the ravine, so streams gush down
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  Speaker 2: from the mountains. They provide water for all the animals,
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  Speaker 2: and the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds nest
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  Speaker 2: beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees.
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  Speaker 2: You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,
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  Speaker 2: and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
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  Speaker 2: You cause grass to grow for the livestock, and plants
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  Speaker 2: for people to use. You allow them to produce food
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  Speaker 2: from the earth, wine to make them glad, olive oil
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  Speaker 2: to soothe their skin, and bread to give them strength.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made. The
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  Speaker 2: earth trembles at his glance, the mountains smoke at his touch.
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  Speaker 2: I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
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  Speaker 2: I will praise my God to my last breath. May
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  Speaker 2: all my thoughts be pleasing to Him, For I rejoice
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  Speaker 2: in the Lord. Let all sinners vanish from the face
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  Speaker 2: of the earth. Let the wicked disappear forever. Let all
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  Speaker 2: that I am praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Let
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  Speaker 2: me pray for you, Loving God, Thank you for this
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  Speaker 2: child of yours. Thank you for loving them, protecting them,
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  Speaker 2: and guiding them. Oh Father, I pray that your angels
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  Speaker 2: will surround them tonight. I ask that you will watch
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  Speaker 2: over them in a mighty way. Give them peace, Grant
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  Speaker 2: them a marvelous, RESTful night's sleep. Embrace them in your
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  Speaker 2: arms with your immeasurable loving kindness. Help them to wake up,
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  Speaker 2: refreshed and renewed, ready to serve you. In Jesus name,
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  Speaker 2: I pray Amen. God's love is infinite, immeasurable, and uncontainable.
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  Speaker 2: He will pursue you all the days of your life,
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  Speaker 2: and you will live in the house of the Lord forever.
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  Speaker 2: Accept his gift of perfect peace. Tonight, rest in the
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  Speaker 2: presence of your Savior. You are loved. Thanks for listening
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  Speaker 2: to this Abide sleep story. Let me pray for you, Father,
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for this child of God. Thank you for
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  Speaker 2: the many blessings in their life, their food, their dwelling,
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  Speaker 2: their friends, and their family. Thank you for the many
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  Speaker 2: things we often overlook for a bed to sleep in,
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  Speaker 2: a pillow to lay our head on. Thank you most
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  Speaker 2: of all for your love. Father, Draw this child of
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  Speaker 2: yours close to you tonight. Stretch your arms around them
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  Speaker 2: and help them feel your warm embrace. Grant them your
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  Speaker 2: perfect peace. I ask that you will watch over and
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  Speaker 2: protect them. Bless them with sweet dreams. Father, help their
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  Speaker 2: aching body relax, unwind and recover. Father, I ask that
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  Speaker 2: they will wake up in the morning with energy and purpose,
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  Speaker 2: ready to serve in your kingdom another day. I pray
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  Speaker 2: the words of Psalm four, verse eight on this child
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  Speaker 2: of yours. David wrote, I can lie down and sleep
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  Speaker 2: soundly because you Lord will keep me safe. Father, help
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  Speaker 2: this child of yours sleep soundly. Keep them safe in
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  Speaker 2: Jesus' precious name. I pray, Amen, you can sleep in
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  Speaker 2: peace tonight knowing that the Lord of all creation loves
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  Speaker 2: and protects you. You can sleep in peace knowing that
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  Speaker 2: your identity is found in Him and not in the world.
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  Speaker 2: The same God who drew Abraham Isaac and Jacob to
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  Speaker 2: himself is the same God who is drawing you. Long ago,
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  Speaker 2: in ancient Israel, God's people would gather at the temple
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  Speaker 2: and sing about God's love. Their voices would carry throughout
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  Speaker 2: the temple and throughout Jerusalem, allowing anyone in range to
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  Speaker 2: hear about God's mighty works. One of these songs is
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  Speaker 2: found in Psalm one hundred and eighteen. Give thanks to
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  Speaker 2: the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.
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  Speaker 2: Let Israel say his love endures forever. Let the House
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  Speaker 2: of Erin say his love endures forever. Let those who
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  Speaker 2: fear the Lord say his love endures forever. When hard pressed,
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  Speaker 2: I cried to the Lord. He brought me into a
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  Speaker 2: spacious place. The Lord is with me. I will not
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  Speaker 2: be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord is with me. He is my helper. I look
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  Speaker 2: in triumph on my enemies. It is better to take
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  Speaker 2: refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. It
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  Speaker 2: is better to take refuge in the Lord than to
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  Speaker 2: trust in princes. All the nations surrounded me, but in
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  Speaker 2: the name of the Lord I cut them down. I
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  Speaker 2: was pushed back and about to fall, But the Lord
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  Speaker 2: helped me. The Lord is my strength and my defense.
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  Speaker 2: He has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory
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  Speaker 2: resound in the tents of the righteous. The Lord's right
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  Speaker 2: hand has done mighty things. The Lord's right hand is
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  Speaker 2: lifted high. The Lord's right hand has done mighty things.
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  Speaker 2: I will not die, but live and will proclaim what
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  Speaker 2: the Lord has done. Open for me the gates of
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  Speaker 2: the righteous. I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: This is the gate of the Lord through which the
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  Speaker 2: righteous may enter. I will give you thanks for you
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  Speaker 2: answered me. You have become my salvation. The stone the
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  Speaker 2: builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord has done this,
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  Speaker 2: and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has
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  Speaker 2: done it this very day. Let us rejoice today and
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  Speaker 2: be glad. Lord, save us. Lord, grant us success. Blessed
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  Speaker 2: is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: From the house of the Lord. We bless you. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord is God, and he has made his light shine
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  Speaker 2: on us. With bows in hand, join in the festal
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  Speaker 2: procession up to the horns of the altar. You are
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  Speaker 2: my God, and I will praise you. You are my God,
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  Speaker 2: and I will exalt you. Gif thanks to the Lord,
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  Speaker 2: for he is good. His love endures forever. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: Lord for loving this child of yours. Amen. God's love
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  Speaker 2: is a pursuing love. It's a love that pursues you,
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  Speaker 2: runs after you. It's a love that forgives and doesn't remember.
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  Speaker 2: It's a love that restores and renews. It's a love
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  Speaker 2: full of grace and truth. It's a love filled with
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  Speaker 2: new beginnings and new mercies for you. Every morning, King
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  Speaker 2: David wrote about God's pursuing and protecting love and a
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  Speaker 2: famous song we know as Psalm twenty three. When the
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  Speaker 2: Israelites sang its lyrics, they were reminded of God's unexplainable,
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  Speaker 2: uncontainable love. They were reminded that no matter where they
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  Speaker 2: go in life, God was watching over them, protecting them.
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  Speaker 2: The same is true for you. It's easy to imagine
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  Speaker 2: the Israelites gathered together in Solomon's temple, men and women,
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  Speaker 2: young and old alike, smiling and singing praises to the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: Hands lifted high as they thank God for his all pursuing,
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  Speaker 2: all protecting love. The Lord is my shepherd. I have
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  Speaker 2: all that I need. He lets met and green meadows.
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  Speaker 2: He leaves me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength.
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  Speaker 2: He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
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  Speaker 2: Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will
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  Speaker 2: not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your
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  Speaker 2: rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare
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  Speaker 2: a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
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  Speaker 2: You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My
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  Speaker 2: cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love
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  Speaker 2: will pursue me all the days of my life, and
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  Speaker 2: I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
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  Speaker 2: God's love is the reason you can have peace. You
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  Speaker 2: can feel safe because you are safe in his loving arms.
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  Speaker 2: He is the creator of the mountains and the seas.
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  Speaker 2: He is the maker of the hills and the valleys.
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  Speaker 2: He spread the sand along the sea shore and the
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  Speaker 2: stars across the sky. He is a powerful god beyond description,
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  Speaker 2: and he considers us the pinnacle of his creation. He
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  Speaker 2: created us in order to love us, and in order
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  Speaker 2: for us to love him. Long ago, the Israelites would
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  Speaker 2: gather in Solomon's temple and sing about the peace God
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  Speaker 2: provides when enemies were all around. This song was to
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  Speaker 2: be sung by sopranos or female voices. We know it
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  Speaker 2: as Psalm forty six. God is our refuge and strength,
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  Speaker 2: always ready to help in times of trouble, So we
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  Speaker 2: will not fear. When earthquakes come and the mountains crumble
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  Speaker 2: into the sea, Let the oceans roar and foam, Let
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  Speaker 2: the mountains tremble as the waters surge. A river brings
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  Speaker 2: joy to the city of our God. The sacred home
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  Speaker 2: of the Most High God dwells in that city. It
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  Speaker 2: cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day. God
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  Speaker 2: will protect it. The nations are in chaos, and their
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  Speaker 2: kingdoms crumble. God's voice thunders and the earth melts. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord of Heaven's Armies is here among us. The God
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  Speaker 2: of Israel is our fortress. Come see the glorious works
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord. See how he brings destruction upon the world.
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  Speaker 2: He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks
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  Speaker 2: the bow and snaps the spear. He burns the shields
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  Speaker 2: with fire. Be still and know that I am God.
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  Speaker 2: I will be honored by every nation. I will be
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  Speaker 2: honored throughout the world. The Lord of Heaven's Armies is
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  Speaker 2: here among us. The God of Israel is our fortress.
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  Speaker 2: God's love is the reason you were created. You were
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  Speaker 2: part of his plan before he formed Adam and Eve,
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  Speaker 2: before he made the heavens and the earth, and even
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  Speaker 2: before he made light itself. God was thinking about you
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  Speaker 2: before the universe ever existed. His plan for you is
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  Speaker 2: for your good and for his glory. King David penned
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  Speaker 2: a song about God's marvelous handiwork in creating each one
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  Speaker 2: of us. David's song eventually became what we know as
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  Speaker 2: Psalm one thirty nine. When the Israelites sang it, they
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  Speaker 2: were reminded of God's creative love for each one of
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  Speaker 2: his children. That very thought drew the Israelites to worship.
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  Speaker 2: Oh Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything
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  Speaker 2: about me. You know when I sit down or stand up.
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  Speaker 2: You know my thoughts even when I'm far away. You
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  Speaker 2: see me when I travel and when I rest at home.
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  Speaker 2: You know everything I do. You know what I'm going
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  Speaker 2: to say, even before I say it. Lauren, you go
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  Speaker 2: before me and follow me. You place your hand of
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  Speaker 2: blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
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  Speaker 2: too great for me to understand. I can never escape
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  Speaker 2: from your spirit. I can never get away from your presence.
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  Speaker 2: If I go up to heaven, you're there. If I
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  Speaker 2: go down to the grave, you are there. If I
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  Speaker 2: ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by
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  Speaker 2: the farthest oceans, even there, your hand will guide me.
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  Speaker 2: Then your strength will support me. I could ask the
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  Speaker 2: darkness to hide me, and the light around me to
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  Speaker 2: become night. But even in darkness I can not hide
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  Speaker 2: from you. To you, the night shines as bright as day.
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  Speaker 2: Darkness and light are the same. To you. You made
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  Speaker 2: all the delicate inner parts of my body and knit
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  Speaker 2: me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making
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  Speaker 2: me so wonderfully complex. Your workmanship is marvelous. How well
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  Speaker 2: I know it. You watched me as I was being
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  Speaker 2: formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in
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  Speaker 2: the dark of the womb. You saw me before I
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  Speaker 2: was born. Every day of my life was recorded in
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  Speaker 2: your book. Every moment was laid out before a single
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  Speaker 2: day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me? God,
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  Speaker 2: they cannot be numbered, can't even count them. They outnumber
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  Speaker 2: the grains of sand. And when I wake up, you
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  Speaker 2: are still with me. Search me, Oh God, and know
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  Speaker 2: my heart, Test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point
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  Speaker 2: out anything in me that offends you, and lead me
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  Speaker 2: along the path of everlasting life. The love of God
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  Speaker 2: is a saving, redeeming love. It's a love that heals
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  Speaker 2: troubled souls and restores broken lives. It's a love overflowing
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  Speaker 2: with grace and mercy. It's a love that never gives
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  Speaker 2: up on you, and that forgives you again and again
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  Speaker 2: and again. It's a love that only wants what is
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  Speaker 2: best for you. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Israelites
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  Speaker 2: sang about the redeeming love of God as they gathered
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  Speaker 2: in the Temple of Jerusalem. They sang about the love
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  Speaker 2: and compassion of a holy God who is full of
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  Speaker 2: grace and mercy. They sang about his restoring power and
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  Speaker 2: his infinite love. Later, this song became known as Psalm
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  Speaker 2: one hundred three. Praise the Lord my soul, all my
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  Speaker 2: inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord my soul,
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  Speaker 2: and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your
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  Speaker 2: sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life
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  Speaker 2: from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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  Speaker 2: who satisfies your desires with good things, so that your
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  Speaker 2: youth is renewed. Like the eagles. The Lord works righteousness
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  Speaker 2: in justice for all the oppressed. He may known his
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  Speaker 2: ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding
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  Speaker 2: in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he
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  Speaker 2: harbor his anger forever. He does not treat us as
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  Speaker 2: our sins deserve, or repay us according to our iniquities.
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  Speaker 2: For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
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  Speaker 2: so great is his love for those who fear him.
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  Speaker 2: As far as the east is from the west, so
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  Speaker 2: far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a
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  Speaker 2: father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has
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  Speaker 2: compassion on those who fear him. For he knows how
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  Speaker 2: we are formed. He remembers that we are dust. The
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  Speaker 2: life of mortals is like grass. They flourish like a
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  Speaker 2: flower of the field. The wind blows over it, and
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  Speaker 2: it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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  Speaker 2: But from everlasting to everlasting. The Lord's love is with
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  Speaker 2: those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children,
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  Speaker 2: with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey
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  Speaker 2: his precepts. The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
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  Speaker 2: and his kingdom rules overall. Praise the Lord, you his angels,
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  Speaker 2: you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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  Speaker 2: Praise the Lord all his heavenly hosts, you his servants
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  Speaker 2: who do his will. Praise the Lord all his works
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  Speaker 2: everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord my soul. Because
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  Speaker 2: God loves you, you can love him. He is worthy
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  Speaker 2: of worship and praise. The ancient Israelites often sang about
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  Speaker 2: God's love in a tune that became Psalm one hundred
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  Speaker 2: and four. As you fall asleep, let this be your prayer.
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  Speaker 2: Let all that I am praise the Lord. O Lord,
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  Speaker 2: my God, How great you are. You are robed with
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  Speaker 2: honor and majesty. You are dressed in a robe of light.
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  Speaker 2: You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens. You
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  Speaker 2: lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
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  Speaker 2: You make the clouds your chariot. You ride upon the
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  Speaker 2: wings of the wind. The winds are your messengers. Flames
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  Speaker 2: of fire are your servants. You placed the world on
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  Speaker 2: its foundation, so it would never be moved. You clothed
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  Speaker 2: the earth with floods of water, water that covered even
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  Speaker 2: the mountains. At your command. The water fled at the
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  Speaker 2: sound of your thunder. It hurried away, Mountains rose, and
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  Speaker 2: valleys sank to the levels you decreed. Then you set
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  Speaker 2: a firm boundary for the seas, so that they would
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  Speaker 2: never again cover the earth. You make springs pour water
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  Speaker 2: into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains.
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  Speaker 2: They provide water for all the animals, and the wild
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  Speaker 2: donkeys quench their thirst. The birds nest beside the streams
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  Speaker 2: and sing among the branches of the trees. You send
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  Speaker 2: rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you
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  Speaker 2: fill the earth with the fruit of your labor. You
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  Speaker 2: cause grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for
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  Speaker 2: people to use. You allow them to produce food from
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  Speaker 2: the earth, wine to make them glad, olive oil to
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  Speaker 2: soothe their skin, and bread to give them strength. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord takes pleasure in all he has made. The earth
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  Speaker 2: trembles at his glance, the mountains moke at his touch.
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  Speaker 2: I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
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  Speaker 2: I will praise my God to my last breath. May
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  Speaker 2: all my thoughts be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice
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  Speaker 2: in the Lord. Let all sinners vanish from the face
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  Speaker 2: of the earth. Let the wicked disappear forever. Let all
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  Speaker 2: that I am praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Let
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  Speaker 2: me pray for you, Loving God, Thank you for this
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  Speaker 2: child of yours. Thank you for loving them, protecting them,
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  Speaker 2: and guiding them. Oh Father, I pray that your angels
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  Speaker 2: will surround them tonight. I ask that you will watch
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  Speaker 2: over them in a mighty way. Give them peace, Grant
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  Speaker 2: them a mark marvelous RESTful night's sleep. Embrace them in
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  Speaker 2: your arms with your immeasurable loving kindness. Help them to
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  Speaker 2: wake up, refreshed and renewed, ready to serve you. In
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  Speaker 2: Jesus name, I pray Amen. God's love is infinite, immeasurable,
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  Speaker 2: and uncontainable. He will pursue you all the days of
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  Speaker 2: your life, and you will live in the house of
• 54:35
  Speaker 2: the Lord forever. Accept his gift of perfect peace. Tonight,
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  Speaker 2: rest in the presence of your Savior. You are loved.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to this abide sleep story. Let me
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  Speaker 2: pray for you, Father, Thank you for this child of God.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for the many blessings in their life, their food,
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  Speaker 2: their dwelling, their friends, and their family. Thank you for
• 55:19
  Speaker 2: the many things we often overlook for, a bed to
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  Speaker 2: sleep in and a pillow to lay our head on.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you most of all for your love. Father, Draw
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  Speaker 2: this child of yours close to you tonight. Stretch your
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  Speaker 2: arms around them and help them feel your warm embrace.
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  Speaker 2: Grant them your perfect peace. I ask that you will
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  Speaker 2: watch over and protect them. Bless them with sweet dreams. Father,
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  Speaker 2: help their aching body relax, unwind and recover. Father, I
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  Speaker 2: ask that they will wake up in the morning with
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  Speaker 2: energy and purpose, ready to serve in your kingdom another day.
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  Speaker 2: I pray the words of Psalm four, verse eight on
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  Speaker 2: this child of yours. David wrote, I can lie down
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  Speaker 2: and sleep soundly because you Lord will keep me safe. Father,
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  Speaker 2: help this child of yours sleep soundly. Keep them safe
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  Speaker 2: in Jesus precious name. I pray, Amen, you can sleep
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  Speaker 2: in peace tonight knowing that the Lord of all creation
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  Speaker 2: loves and protects you. You can sleep in peace knowing
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  Speaker 2: that your identity is found in Him and not in
• 57:12
  Speaker 2: the world. The same God who drew Abraham, Isaac and
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  Speaker 2: Jacob to himself is the same God who is drawing you.
• 57:24
  Speaker 2: Long ago, in ancient Israel, God's people would gather at
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  Speaker 2: the temple and sing about God's love. Their voices would
• 57:33
  Speaker 2: carry throughout the Temple and throughout Jerusalem, allowing anyone in
• 57:39
  Speaker 2: range to hear about God's mighty works. One of these
• 57:44
  Speaker 2: songs is found in Psalm one hundred and eighteen. Give
• 57:50
  Speaker 2: thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love
• 57:55
  Speaker 2: endures forever. Let Israel say love endures forever. Let the
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  Speaker 2: House of Erin say his love endures forever. Let those
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  Speaker 2: who fear the Lord say his love endures forever. When
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  Speaker 2: hard pressed, I cried to the Lord. He brought me
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  Speaker 2: into a spacious place. The Lord is with me. I
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  Speaker 2: will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me.
• 58:33
  Speaker 2: The Lord is with me. He is my helper. I
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  Speaker 2: look in triumph on my enemies. It is better to
• 58:42
  Speaker 2: take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.
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  Speaker 2: It is better to take refuge in the Lord than
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  Speaker 2: to trust in princes. All the nations surrounded me, but
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  Speaker 2: in the name of the Lord, I cut them down.
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  Speaker 2: I was pushed back and about to fall, but the
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  Speaker 2: Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength. And my defense.
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  Speaker 2: He has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory
• 59:20
  Speaker 2: resound in the tents of the righteous. The Lord's right
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  Speaker 2: hand has done mighty things. The Lord's right hand is
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  Speaker 2: lifted high. The Lord's right hand has done mighty things.
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  Speaker 2: I will not die, but live and will proclaim what
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  Speaker 2: the Lord has done. Open for me the gates of
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  Speaker 2: the righteous. I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: This is the gate of the Lord through which the
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  Speaker 2: righteous may enter. I will give you thanks for you
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  Speaker 2: answered me. You have become my salvation. The stone the
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  Speaker 2: builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord has done this,
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  Speaker 2: and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has
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  Speaker 2: done it this very day. Let us rejoice today and
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  Speaker 2: be glad. Lord save us. Lord grant us success. Blessed
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  Speaker 2: is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: From the house of the Lord. We bless you. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord is God, and he has made his light shine
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  Speaker 2: on us. With bows in hand, join in the festal
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  Speaker 2: procession up to the horns of the altar. You are
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  Speaker 2: my God, and I will praise you. You are my God,
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  Speaker 2: and I will exalt you. Give thanks to the Lord,
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  Speaker 2: for he is good as love endures forever. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: Lord for loving this child of yours. Amen. God's love
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  Speaker 2: is a pursuing love. It's a love that pursues you,
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  Speaker 2: runs after you. It's a love that forgives and doesn't remember.
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  Speaker 2: It's a love that restores and renews. It's a love
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  Speaker 2: full of grace and truth. It's a love filled with
• 1:01:45
  Speaker 2: new beginnings and new mercies for you. Every morning. King
• 1:01:53
  Speaker 2: David wrote about God's pursuing and protecting love and a
• 1:01:57
  Speaker 2: famous song we know as Psalm twenty three. When the
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  Speaker 2: Israelites sang its lyrics, they were reminded of God's unexplainable,
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  Speaker 2: uncontainable love. They were reminded that no matter where they
• 1:02:17
  Speaker 2: go in life, God was watching over them, protecting them.
• 1:02:24
  Speaker 2: The same is true for you. It's easy to imagine
• 1:02:29
  Speaker 2: the Israelites gathered together in Solomon's temple, men and women,
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  Speaker 2: young and old alike, smiling and singing praises to the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: Hands lifted high as they thank God for his all, pursuing,
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  Speaker 2: all protecting love. The Lord is my shepherd. I have
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  Speaker 2: all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows,
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  Speaker 2: He leaves me side peaceful streams. He renews my strength.
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  Speaker 2: He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
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  Speaker 2: Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will
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  Speaker 2: not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your
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  Speaker 2: rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare
• 1:03:25
  Speaker 2: a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
• 1:03:29
  Speaker 2: You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My
• 1:03:33
  Speaker 2: cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love
• 1:03:39
  Speaker 2: will pursue me all the days of my life, and
• 1:03:44
  Speaker 2: I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
• 1:03:51
  Speaker 2: God's love is the reason you can have peace. You
• 1:03:56
  Speaker 2: can feel safe because you are safe in his love arms.
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  Speaker 2: He is the creator of the mountains and the seas.
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  Speaker 2: He is the maker of the hills and the valleys.
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  Speaker 2: He spread the sand along the seashore and the stars
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  Speaker 2: across the sky. He is a powerful god beyond description,
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  Speaker 2: and he considers us the pinnacle of his creation. He
• 1:04:26
  Speaker 2: created us in order to love us, and in order
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  Speaker 2: for us to love him. Long ago, the Israelites would
• 1:04:40
  Speaker 2: gather in Solomon's temple and sing about the peace God
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  Speaker 2: provides when enemies were all around. This song was to
• 1:04:49
  Speaker 2: be sung by sopranos or female voices. We know it
• 1:04:55
  Speaker 2: as Psalm forty six. God is our refuge and strength,
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  Speaker 2: always ready to help in times of trouble. So we
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  Speaker 2: will not fear. When earthquakes come and the mountains crumble
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  Speaker 2: into the sea, Let the oceans roar and foam, Let
• 1:05:15
  Speaker 2: the mountains tremble as the waters surge. A river brings
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  Speaker 2: joy to the city of our God. The sacred home
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  Speaker 2: of the Most High God dwells in that city. It
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  Speaker 2: cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day. God
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  Speaker 2: will protect it. The nations are in chaos, and their
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  Speaker 2: kingdoms crumble. God's voice thunders and the earth melts. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord of Heaven's Armies is here among us. The God
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  Speaker 2: of Israel is our fortress. Come see the glorious works
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord. See how he brings destruction upon the world.
• 1:06:06
  Speaker 2: He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks
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  Speaker 2: the bow and snaps the spear. He burns the shields
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  Speaker 2: with fire. Be still and know that I am God.
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  Speaker 2: I will be honored by every nation. I will be
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  Speaker 2: honored throughout the world. The Lord of Heaven's Armies is
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  Speaker 2: here among us. The God of Israel is our fortress.
• 1:06:40
  Speaker 2: God's love is the reason you were created. You were
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  Speaker 2: part of his plan before he formed Adam and Eve,
• 1:06:50
  Speaker 2: before he made the heavens and the earth, and even
• 1:06:53
  Speaker 2: before he made light itself. God was thinking about you
• 1:07:01
  Speaker 2: before the universe ever existed. His plan for you is
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  Speaker 2: for your good and for his glory. King David penned
• 1:07:15
  Speaker 2: a song about God's marvelous handiwork in creating each one
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  Speaker 2: of us. David's song eventually became what we know as
• 1:07:23
  Speaker 2: Psalm one thirty nine. When the Israelites sang it, they
• 1:07:30
  Speaker 2: were reminded of God's creative love for each one of
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  Speaker 2: his children. That very thought drew the Israelites to worship.
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  Speaker 2: Oh Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything
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  Speaker 2: about me. You know when I sit down or stand up.
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  Speaker 2: You know my thoughts even when I'm far away. You
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  Speaker 2: see me when I travel and when I rest at home.
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  Speaker 2: You know everything I do. You know what I'm going
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  Speaker 2: to say, even before I say it. Lord, you go
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  Speaker 2: before me and follow me. You place your hand of
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  Speaker 2: blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
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  Speaker 2: too great for me to understand. I can never escape
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  Speaker 2: from your spirit. I can never get away from your presence.
• 1:08:30
  Speaker 2: If I go up to heaven, you're there. If I
• 1:08:33
  Speaker 2: go down to the grave, you are there. If I
• 1:08:36
  Speaker 2: ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by
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  Speaker 2: the farthest oceans, even there, your hand will guide me.
• 1:08:46
  Speaker 2: Then your strength will support me. I could ask the
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  Speaker 2: darkness to hide me, and the light around me to
• 1:08:53
  Speaker 2: become night. But even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
• 1:08:59
  Speaker 2: To you, the night shines as bright as day. Darkness
• 1:09:03
  Speaker 2: and light are the same. To you, You made all
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  Speaker 2: the delicate inner parts of my body and knit me
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  Speaker 2: together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me
• 1:09:17
  Speaker 2: so wonderfully complex. Your workmanship is marvelous. How well I
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  Speaker 2: know it. You watched me as I was being formed
• 1:09:29
  Speaker 2: in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the
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  Speaker 2: dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born.
• 1:09:42
  Speaker 2: Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
• 1:09:45
  Speaker 2: Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
• 1:09:49
  Speaker 2: How precious are your thoughts about me? God, They cannot
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  Speaker 2: be numbered. I can't even count them. They outnumber the
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  Speaker 2: grains of sand. And when I wake up, you are
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  Speaker 2: still with me. Search me, O, God, and know my
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  Speaker 2: heart test me and know my anxious thoughts, point out
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  Speaker 2: anything in me that offends you, and lead me along
• 1:10:24
  Speaker 2: the path of everlasting life. The love of God is
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  Speaker 2: a saving, redeeming love. It's a love that heals troubled
• 1:10:38
  Speaker 2: souls and restores broken lives. It's a love overflowing with
• 1:10:44
  Speaker 2: grace and mercy. It's a love that never gives up
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  Speaker 2: on you, and that forgives you again and again and again.
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  Speaker 2: It's a love that only once what is best for you.
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  Speaker 2: Thousands of years ago, the ancient Israelites sang about the
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  Speaker 2: redeeming love of God as they gathered in the Temple
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  Speaker 2: of Jerusalem. They sang about the love and compassion of
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  Speaker 2: a holy God who is full of grace and mercy.
• 1:11:22
  Speaker 2: They sang about his restoring power and his infinite love. Later,
• 1:11:28
  Speaker 2: this song became known as Psalm one hundred three. Praise
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  Speaker 2: the Lord my soul, all my inmost being, praise his
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  Speaker 2: holy name. Praise the Lord my soul, and forget not
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  Speaker 2: all his benefits, who forgives all your sins and heals
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  Speaker 2: all your diseases, Who redeems your life from the pit
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  Speaker 2: and crowns you with love and compassion, Who satisfies your
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  Speaker 2: desires with good things, so that your youth is renewed.
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  Speaker 2: Like the eagles. The Lord works righteousness and justice for
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  Speaker 2: all the oppressed. He may known his ways to Moses,
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  Speaker 2: his deeds to the people of Israel. The Lord is
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  Speaker 2: compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He
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  Speaker 2: will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever.
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  Speaker 2: He does not treat us as our sins deserve, or
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  Speaker 2: repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as
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  Speaker 2: the heavens are above the earth, so great is his
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  Speaker 2: love for those who fear him. As far as the
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  Speaker 2: east is from the west, so far has he removed
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  Speaker 2: our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on
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  Speaker 2: his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who
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  Speaker 2: fear him. For he knows how we are formed. He
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  Speaker 2: remembers that we are dust. The life of mortals is
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  Speaker 2: like grass. They flourish like a flower of the field.
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  Speaker 2: The wind blows over it, and it is gone, and
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  Speaker 2: its place remembers it no more. But from everlasting to everlasting.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord's love is with those who fear him, and
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  Speaker 2: his righteousness with their children's children, with those who keep
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  Speaker 2: his covenant, and remember to obey his precepts. The Lord
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  Speaker 2: has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules overall.
• 1:13:47
  Speaker 2: Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who
• 1:13:52
  Speaker 2: do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the Lord
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  Speaker 2: all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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  Speaker 2: Praise the Lord all his works everywhere in his dominion.
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  Speaker 2: Praise the Lord my soul. Because God loves you, you
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  Speaker 2: can love him. He is worthy of worship and praise.
• 1:14:28
  Speaker 2: The ancient Israelites often sang about God's love in a
• 1:14:32
  Speaker 2: tune that became Psalm one hundred and four. As you
• 1:14:38
  Speaker 2: fall asleep, let this be your prayer. Let all that
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  Speaker 2: I am praise the Lord. O Lord, my God, How
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  Speaker 2: great you are. You are robed with honor and majesty.
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  Speaker 2: You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch
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  Speaker 2: out the starry curtain of the heavens. You lay out
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  Speaker 2: the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You
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  Speaker 2: make the clouds your chariot. You ride upon the wings
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  Speaker 2: of the wind. The winds are your messengers. Flames of
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  Speaker 2: fire are your servants. You placed the world on its
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  Speaker 2: foundation so it would never be moved. You clothed the
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  Speaker 2: earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains.
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  Speaker 2: At your command. The water fled at the sound of
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  Speaker 2: your thunder. It hurried away, Mountains rose, and valleys sank
• 1:15:50
  Speaker 2: to the levels you decreed. Then you set a firm
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  Speaker 2: boundary for the seas, so that they would never again
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  Speaker 2: cover the earth. You make springs pour water into the ravines,
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  Speaker 2: so streams gush down from the mountains. They provide water
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  Speaker 2: for all the animals, and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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  Speaker 2: The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the
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  Speaker 2: branches of the trees. You send rain on the mountains
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  Speaker 2: from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with
• 1:16:26
  Speaker 2: the fruit of your labor. You cause grass to grow
• 1:16:30
  Speaker 2: for the live stock, and plants for people to use.
• 1:16:35
  Speaker 2: You allow them to produce food from the earth, wine
• 1:16:40
  Speaker 2: to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin,
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  Speaker 2: and bread to give them strength. The Lord takes pleasure
• 1:16:52
  Speaker 2: in all he has made. The earth trembles at his glance,
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  Speaker 2: the mountains smoke at his touch. I will sing to
• 1:17:01
  Speaker 2: the Lord as long as I live. I will praise
• 1:17:04
  Speaker 2: my God to my last breath. May all my thoughts
• 1:17:09
  Speaker 2: be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
• 1:17:15
  Speaker 2: Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth.
• 1:17:18
  Speaker 2: Let the wicked disappear forever. Let all that I am
• 1:17:23
  Speaker 2: praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Let me pray for you,
• 1:17:34
  Speaker 2: Loving God, Thank you for this child of yours. Thank
• 1:17:39
  Speaker 2: you for loving them, protecting them, and guiding them. Oh Father,
• 1:17:46
  Speaker 2: I pray that your angels will surround them tonight. I
• 1:17:50
  Speaker 2: ask that you will watch over them in a mighty way.
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  Speaker 2: Give them peace, Grant them a marvelous RESTful nights sleep.
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  Speaker 2: Embrace them in your arms with your immeasurable loving kindness.
• 1:18:08
  Speaker 2: Help them to wake up, refreshed and renewed, ready to
• 1:18:12
  Speaker 2: serve you. In Jesus name, I pray Amen. God's love
• 1:18:22
  Speaker 2: is infinite, immeasurable, and uncontainable. He will pursue you all
• 1:18:29
  Speaker 2: the days of your life, and you will live in
• 1:18:32
  Speaker 2: the house of the Lord forever. Accept his gift of
• 1:18:37
  Speaker 2: perfect peace. Tonight, rest in the presence of your Savior.
• 1:18:44
  Speaker 2: You are loved. Thanks for listening to this Abide sleep story.
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  Speaker 2: Let me pray for you, Father, Thank you for this
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  Speaker 2: child of God. Thank you for the many blessings in
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  Speaker 2: their life, their food, their dwelling, their friends, and their family.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for the many things we often overlook for,
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  Speaker 2: a bed to sleep in and a pillow to lay
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  Speaker 2: our head on. Thank you most of all for your love. Father,
• 1:19:33
  Speaker 2: Draw this child of yours close to you tonight. Stretch
• 1:19:37
  Speaker 2: your arms around them and help them feel your warm embrace.
• 1:19:46
  Speaker 2: Grant them your perfect peace. I ask that you will
• 1:19:50
  Speaker 2: watch over and protect them. Bless them with sweet dreams. Father,
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  Speaker 2: help their aching body relax, unwind, and recover. Father, I
• 1:20:08
  Speaker 2: ask that they will wake up in the morning with
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  Speaker 2: energy and purpose, ready to serve in your kingdom another day.
• 1:20:18
  Speaker 2: I pray the words of Psalm four, verse eight on
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  Speaker 2: this child of yours. David wrote, I can lie down
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  Speaker 2: and sleep soundly because you Lord will keep me safe. Father,
• 1:20:39
  Speaker 2: help this child of yours sleep soundly, Keep them safe
• 1:20:46
  Speaker 2: in Jesus' precious name. I pray, Amen, you can sleep
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  Speaker 2: in peace tonight knowing that the Lord of all creation
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  Speaker 2: love and protects you. You can sleep in peace knowing
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  Speaker 2: that your identity is found in Him and not in
• 1:21:09
  Speaker 2: the world. The same God who drew Abraham, Isaac and
• 1:21:14
  Speaker 2: Jacob to himself is the same God who is drawing you.
• 1:21:21
  Speaker 2: Long ago, in ancient Israel, God's people would gather at
• 1:21:26
  Speaker 2: the temple and sing about God's love. Their voices would
• 1:21:30
  Speaker 2: carry throughout the temple and throughout Jerusalem, allowing anyone in
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  Speaker 2: range to hear about God's mighty works. One of these
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  Speaker 2: songs is found in Psalm one hundred and eighteen. Give
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  Speaker 2: thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love
• 1:21:52
  Speaker 2: endures forever. Let Israel say his love endures forever. Let
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  Speaker 2: the House of Erin say his love endures forever. Let
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  Speaker 2: those who fear the Lord say his love endures forever.
• 1:22:14
  Speaker 2: When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord. He brought
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  Speaker 2: me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me
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  Speaker 2: and will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do
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  Speaker 2: to me. The Lord is with me. He is my helper.
• 1:22:36
  Speaker 2: I look in triumph on my enemies. It is better
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  Speaker 2: to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.
• 1:22:46
  Speaker 2: It is better to take refuge in the Lord than
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  Speaker 2: to trust in princes. All the nations surrounded me, But
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  Speaker 2: in the name of the Lord, I cut them down.
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  Speaker 2: I was pushed back and about to fall, but the
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  Speaker 2: Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my defense.
• 1:23:12
  Speaker 2: He has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory
• 1:23:18
  Speaker 2: resound in the tents of the righteous. The Lord's right
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  Speaker 2: hand has done mighty things. The Lord's right hand is
• 1:23:26
  Speaker 2: lifted high. The Lord's right hand has done mighty things.
• 1:23:31
  Speaker 2: I will not die, but live and will proclaim what
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  Speaker 2: the Lord has done. Open for me the gates of
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  Speaker 2: the righteous. I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
• 1:23:48
  Speaker 2: This is the gate of the Lord through which the
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  Speaker 2: righteous may enter. I will give you thanks for you
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  Speaker 2: answered me. You have become my salvation. The stone the
• 1:24:03
  Speaker 2: builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord has done this,
• 1:24:09
  Speaker 2: and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has
• 1:24:15
  Speaker 2: done it this very day. Let us rejoice today and
• 1:24:20
  Speaker 2: be glad. Lord save us. Lord, grant us success. Blessed
• 1:24:32
  Speaker 2: is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
• 1:24:35
  Speaker 2: From the house of the Lord. We bless you. The
• 1:24:39
  Speaker 2: Lord is God, and he has made his light shine
• 1:24:43
  Speaker 2: on us. With bows in hand, join in the festal
• 1:24:48
  Speaker 2: procession up to the horns of the altar. You are
• 1:24:53
  Speaker 2: my God, and I will praise you. You are my God,
• 1:24:58
  Speaker 2: and I will exalt you. Give thanks to the Lord,
• 1:25:03
  Speaker 2: for he is good. As love endures forever. Thank you
• 1:25:13
  Speaker 2: Lord for loving this child of yours. Amen. God's love
• 1:25:23
  Speaker 2: is a pursuing love. It's a love that pursues you,
• 1:25:28
  Speaker 2: runs after you. It's a love that forgives and doesn't remember.
• 1:25:36
  Speaker 2: It's a love that restores and renews. It's a love
• 1:25:39
  Speaker 2: full of grace and truth. It's a love filled with
• 1:25:43
  Speaker 2: new beginnings and new mercies for you every morning. King
• 1:25:51
  Speaker 2: David wrote about God's pursuing and protecting love in a
• 1:25:54
  Speaker 2: famous song we know as Psalm twenty three. When the
• 1:26:02
  Speaker 2: Israelites sang its lyrics, they were reminded of God's unexplainable,
• 1:26:08
  Speaker 2: uncontainable love. They were reminded that no matter where they
• 1:26:15
  Speaker 2: go in life, God was watching over them, protecting them.
• 1:26:22
  Speaker 2: The same is true for you. It's easy to imagine
• 1:26:27
  Speaker 2: the Israelites gathered together in Solomon's temple, men and women,
• 1:26:31
  Speaker 2: young and old alike, smiling and singing praises to the Lord.
• 1:26:37
  Speaker 2: Hands lifted high as they thank God for his all, pursuing,
• 1:26:42
  Speaker 2: all protecting love. The Lord is my shepherd. I have
• 1:26:51
  Speaker 2: all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows,
• 1:26:56
  Speaker 2: He leaves me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength.
• 1:27:03
  Speaker 2: He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
• 1:27:08
  Speaker 2: Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will
• 1:27:11
  Speaker 2: not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your
• 1:27:18
  Speaker 2: rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare
• 1:27:23
  Speaker 2: a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
• 1:27:26
  Speaker 2: You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My
• 1:27:31
  Speaker 2: cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love
• 1:27:37
  Speaker 2: will pursue me all the days of my life, and
• 1:27:42
  Speaker 2: I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
• 1:27:49
  Speaker 2: God's love is the reason you can have peace. You
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  Speaker 2: can feel safe because you are safe in his loving arms.
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  Speaker 2: He is the creator of the mountains and the seas.
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  Speaker 2: He is the maker of the hills and the valleys.
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  Speaker 2: He spread the sand along the sea shore and the
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  Speaker 2: stars across the sky. He is a powerful god beyond description,
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  Speaker 2: and he considers us the pinnacle of his creation. He
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  Speaker 2: created us in order to love us, and in order
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  Speaker 2: for us to love him. Long ago, the Israelites would
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  Speaker 2: gather in Solomon's temple and sing about the peace God
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  Speaker 2: provides when enemies were all around. This song was to
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  Speaker 2: be sung by sopranos or female voices. We know it
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  Speaker 2: as Psalm forty six. God is our refuge and strength,
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  Speaker 2: always ready to help in times of trouble. So we
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  Speaker 2: will not fear. When earthquakes come and the mountains crumble
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  Speaker 2: into the sea, Let the oceans roar and foam, Let
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  Speaker 2: the mountains tremble as the waters surge. A river brings
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  Speaker 2: joy to the city of our God. The sacred home
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  Speaker 2: of the Most High God dwells in that city. It
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  Speaker 2: cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day. God
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  Speaker 2: will protect it. The nations are in chaos, and their
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  Speaker 2: kingdoms crumble. God's voice thunders and the earth melts. The
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  Speaker 2: Lord of Heaven's Armies is here among us. The God
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  Speaker 2: of Israel is our fortress. Come see the glorious works
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord. See how he brings destruction upon the world.
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  Speaker 2: He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks
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  Speaker 2: the bow and snaps the spear. He burns the shields
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  Speaker 2: with fire. Be still and know that I am God.
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  Speaker 2: I will be honored by every nation. I will be
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  Speaker 2: honored throughout the world. The Lord of Heaven's Armies is
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  Speaker 2: here among us. The God of Israel is our fortress.
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  Speaker 2: God's love is the reason you were created. You were
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  Speaker 2: part of his plan before he formed Adam and Eve,
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  Speaker 2: before he made the heavens and the earth, and even
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  Speaker 2: before he made light itself. God was thinking about you
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  Speaker 2: before the Union on Verse ever existed. His plan for
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  Speaker 2: you is for your good and for his glory. King
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  Speaker 2: David penned a song about God's marvelous handiwork in creating
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  Speaker 2: each one of us. David's song eventually became what we
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  Speaker 2: know as Psalm one thirty nine. When the Israelites sang it,
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  Speaker 2: they were reminded of God's creative love for each one
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  Speaker 2: of his children. That very thought drew the Israelites to
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  Speaker 2: a worship. Oh Lord, you have examined my heart and
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  Speaker 2: know everything about me. You know when I sit down
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  Speaker 2: or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I'm
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  Speaker 2: far away. You see me when I travel and when
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  Speaker 2: I rest at home. You know everything I do. You
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  Speaker 2: know what I'm going to say, even before I say it. Lourden,
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  Speaker 2: you go before me and follow me. You place your
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  Speaker 2: hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too
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  Speaker 2: wonderful for me, too great for me to understand. I
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  Speaker 2: can never escape from your spirit. I can never get
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  Speaker 2: away from your presence. If I go up to heaven,
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  Speaker 2: you're there. If I go down to the gray