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Season of Renewal

28 Monday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 104, Psalms

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animals, creation, cycles, praise, Psalms, renewal, resurrection, seasons, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10419-26-mix-2final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 104:19-26 (NIV)*

He made the moon to mark the seasons,
    and the sun knows when to go down.
You bring darkness, it becomes night,
    and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
The lions roar for their prey
    and seek their food from God.
The sun rises, and they steal away;
    they return and lie down in their dens.
Then people go out to their work,
    to their labor until evening.
How many are your works, LORD!
    In wisdom you made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.
There is the sea, vast and spacious,
    teeming with creatures beyond number—
    living things both large and small.
There the ships go to and fro,
    and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there
.

Reflection

There is something to be said for routine and regularity. By that I mean the whole vast rhythm of life. Today’s reading from Psalm 104 eloquently reflects the rhythm of life from sunrise to sunset and the return to sunrise once again.

This summer, my wife and I collected beautiful ripe tomatoes from our garden. But a month later frost brought an end to that harvest. At the end of October, we dug out the potatoes and root vegetables and put them into storage. The seasons are changing. They always have. In this part of the world, all we can do is prepare for the transition; we can’t prevent it from happening.

Transitions are about rest and renewal. The setting sun lets us know that it’s time to stop our labor and get the rest that is essential for our well-being. In the same way as winter approaches trees and vegetation go dormant, but after a season of rest the great spring renewal will surely come. It always has, and so it will continue until the end of time.

In the same way there is a renewal promised to us at the end this life. Resurrection happens every spring and it will happen to this old clod of earth as well. That’s the great hope we have because of Christ. The word of God has been planted in our hearts and it will bear fruit now and in eternity, which has been promised to those who believe. Do you believe? Do you have faith in the changing seasons? Do you have faith in the One who created the seasons?

Response

Father God, thank you for designing the days, months, and seasons. I want to draw near to you in every season of life. How many are your works, LORD! You are worthy of all praise. Renew and refresh me in the seasons of my life. Amen.

Your Turn

What is your favorite season? Why? What season of life are you in?


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Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look, click here.

Compassion for His Children

26 Saturday Sep 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 103, Psalms

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to Psalm 103:13-18 read by Jonathan Dent.

https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10313-18-mixfinal1.mp3

Reading: Psalm 103:13-18 (NIV)*

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the L
ORD has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
the L
ORD’s love is with those who fear him,
 and his righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts
.

Photo by brenoanp on Pexels.com


Response

Father God, you are matchless. There is none like you. Your compassion is astonishing. Your grandeur is beyond my ability to even imagine. I love you, LORD. I bow in awe. I praise you for the mercy Jesus shows to me. Amen.

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The Little Children and Jesus

25 Friday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 104, Psalms

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer
”


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 104: 10-18 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10410-18-mix-3final.mp3

Father God,
you created such a wonderful world!
I marvel at your handiwork.
I thank you for the great variety of lifeforms on this planet—the plants,
the birds, the animals.
Help us appreciate and safeguard your creation.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Little Children and Jesus

People were bringing little children to Jesus
for him to place his hands on them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them,
“Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

 Truly I tell you,
anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.
 And he took the children in his arms,
placed his hands on them and blessed them.
(Mark 10:13-16).

* * *

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
We saw his son and are now telling others about him.

(1 John 4:14 NIV)

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
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to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

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The Land is Satisfied

25 Friday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 104, Psalms

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10410-18-mix-3final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 104:10-18 (NIV)*

He makes springs pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
They give water to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds of the sky nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
He makes grass grow for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food from the earth:
wine that gladdens human hearts,
    oil to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains their hearts.
The trees of the LORD are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
There the birds make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
The high mountains belong to the wild goats;
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax
.

Reflection

Psalm 104 is a poetic ode in praise of God’s creation. In yesterday’s reading, God lay down the foundations of the earth, and set the boundaries of the oceans. Today we see how He waters the land and covers it with vegetation. He populates it with a vast variety of animals and birds.

He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate—bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts (v. 14-15).

Bald Eagle & Black Throated Sparrow by Warwick Burgess (flickr)

In this psalm we see a God of teeming abundance. He is an extravagant God of infinite variety. Consider for a moment the various kinds of birds from the soaring eagle to the tiny hummingbird. Our God cares for them all. Jesus gives us these words of assurance concerning the humble sparrow, “not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care” (Matthew 10:29). In reality, all of today’s reading is about the Father’s care and His rich provision for all His creatures.

Have your eyes been opened to the LORD’s rich provision for you? He’s not a stingy God. Those who call on Him will have their needs met. Perhaps David said it best: The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing (Psalm 23:1).

Response

Father God, you created such a wonderful world! I marvel at your handiwork. I thank you for the great variety of lifeforms on this planet—the plants, the birds, the animals. Help us appreciate and safeguard your creation. Amen.

Your Turn

How can we go beyond words of thanks and demonstrate our thanks for God’s creation? Is there something tangible you can do?

Bald Eagle & Black Throated Sparrow by Warwick Burgess (flickr)


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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look, click here.

Divorce

24 Thursday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 103, Psalms

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer
”


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 104: 1-9 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-1041-9-mix-3final1.mp3

LORD God,
you are very great!
I kneel before you, my awesome God!
I praise you for your creation.
It is magnificent because you are more than magnificent.
All praise belongs to you.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
Divorce

Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea
and across the Jordan.
Again crowds of people came to him,
and as was his custom, he taught them.

Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking,
“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

“What did Moses command you?” he replied.

They said,
“Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,”
Jesus replied.

“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’
 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
 and the two will become one flesh.’
 So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

 When they were in the house again,
the disciples asked Jesus about this.

 He answered,
“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.

And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
(Mark 10:1-12).

* * *

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
We saw his son and are now telling others about him.

(1 John 4:14 NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return
to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

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Clothed with Splendor and Majesty

24 Thursday Sep 2026

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Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-1041-9-mix-3final1.mp3

Reading: Psalm 104:1-9 (NIV)*

Praise the LORD, my soul.
LORD my God, you are very great;
    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment;
    he stretches out the heavens like a tent
and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.
He makes the clouds his chariot
    and rides on the wings of the wind.
He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.


He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;
    the waters stood above the mountains.
But at your rebuke the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned for them.
You set a boundary they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

Reflection

All of Psalm 104 is a poetic ode in praise of God’s creation. Like the previous psalm it begins and ends by calling us to praise the LORD.

The psalmist begins his description of creation at the beginning. By that I mean he begins with the LORD in the heavens. He is the source point. It’s a very fitting start since the LORD called into being all of creation—all that we can see, hear, and examine. In the creation account we read, “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:2). But here we read a more detailed—a more poetic description: “The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters” (v. 2-3a).

The God of the heavens separates the waters of sky and earth. He establishes the boundaries of the oceans. These are the events of the second and third day in the Genesis account, but here they are portrayed as a seamless whole. In all this, the LORD is the actor, the mover, the sole performer. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved (v. 4-5).

And what a performance this is! It has no equal and no precedent. Land, sky, and sea are His handiwork and do His bidding. They respond to the Master Builder, and so should we.

Response

LORD God, you are very great! I kneel before you, my awesome God! I praise you for your creation. It is magnificent because you are more than magnificent. All praise belongs to you. Amen.

Your Turn

Are you enthralled by nature? Is there a particular aspect of creation that you are drawn to or enjoy, for example the stars, the oceans, or the animal kingdom?


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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look, click here.

Causing to Stumble

23 Wednesday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 103, Psalms

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer
”


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 103: 19-23 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10319-22-mix-1final.mp3

Father God,
I appreciate the free will that you have given me.
I choose to worship you.
You are the lover of my soul.
Thank you for all you have done.
I owe my life to you, Jesus.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Causing to Stumble

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—
those who believe in me—to stumble,
it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck
and they were thrown into the sea.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off.
It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,
where the fire never goes out.

 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off.
It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out.
It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye
than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[d]

Everyone will be salted with fire.

“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness,
how can you make it salty again?
Have salt among yourselves,
and be at peace with each other.”
(Mark 9:42-50).

* * *

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
We saw his son and are now telling others about him.

(1 John 4:14 NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return
to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

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Robot Worshippers

23 Wednesday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 103, Psalms

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David, enthroned, free will, praise the LORD, Psalms, the LORD, woship

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10319-22-mix-1final.mp3

Reading: Psalm 103:19-22 (NIV)*

The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules over all.
Praise the LORD, you his angels,
    you mighty ones who do his bidding,
    who obey his word.
Praise the L
ORD, all his heavenly hosts,
    you his servants who do his will.
Praise the L
ORD, all his works
    everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, my soul.

Reflection

Have you ever found yourself in a chaotic situation where you immediately ask this question, “Who’s in charge here?” Sometimes I have walked into an unruly classroom where that question is very pertinent. The teacher may be nowhere in sight or is absorbed with one or two students while bedlam reigns all around. It takes very little to lose control of thirty twelve-year-olds. Trust me on this point: It takes a range of skills to get a class of youngsters motivated and moving in the same direction.

Today’s reading from the psalms gives us an answer to that age old question, “Who’s in charge here?” The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all (v. 19).

So, there is your answer. The LORD is in charge here. He’s in charge of everything—the orderly and the controlled, and the seemingly random. Above this world and its mixture of order, routine, bedlam and chaos, the LORD sits enthroned as ruler overall. 

Often the LORD is blamed for the bedlam and the chaos, but is that a fair assessment? Yes, He could control everything—every detail, but then there would be no humans on this planet—no free moral agents. To be human is to have the ability to choose both good and evil. If God sovereignly decided that we could only do good, then we would be robotic humanoids—not true humans at all.

Can there be true love if love is enforced from on high rather than freely chosen? Can there be genuine worship, if this divine privilege is induced by the Creator rather than willingly offered by the created? No, the LORD calls for our worship, but He forces it on no one. The God I serve is not a rapist; He is a true lover.

So, I will freely join with all creation to praise Him. I will join the angels, the heavenly hosts and all his works everywhere in his dominion. I will join in praising my Creator and my Redeemer, who was born in a stable and raised high to suffer on a cross, but now His throne is established in heaven and His kingdom rules over all. He is the One I will praise. How about you?

Response

Father God, I appreciate the free will that you have given me. I choose to worship you. You are the lover of my soul. Thank you for all you have done. I owe my life to you, Jesus. Amen.

Your Turn

Do we choose God, or does He choose us, or are both answers correct? How has choosing to worship God changed you?


Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look, click here.

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us

22 Tuesday Sep 2026

Posted by Victor Uduh in Psalm 103, Psalms

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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer
”


Today’s
Reading:
Psalm 103: 13-18 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10313-18-mixfinal1.mp3

Father God,
you are matchless.
There is none like you.
Your compassion is astonishing.
Your grandeur is beyond my ability to even imagine.
I love you, LORD. I bow in awe.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us

“Teacher,” said John,
“we saw someone driving out demons in your name
and we told him to stop,
because he was not one of us.”

 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said.
“For no one who does a miracle in my name
can in the next moment say anything bad about me,

 for whoever is not against us is for us.
 Truly I tell you,
anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name
because you belong to the Messiah
will certainly not lose their reward.
(Mark 9:38-41).

* * *

God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
We saw his son and are now telling others about him.

(1 John 4:14 NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

bgbg_v4.3_1501818
* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return
to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

New from David Kitz.

To view further details or purchase click here.

Dust the LORD Loves

22 Tuesday Sep 2026

Posted by Tim K in Psalm 103, Psalms

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compassion, David, God's love, mortals, Psalms, stars in the universe, the LORD

Today’s Devotion from Psalms 365 by David Kitz

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
https://davidkitz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ps-10313-18-mixfinal1.mp3

Reading: Psalm 103:13-18 (NIV)*

As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the L
ORD has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
    he remembers that we are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass,
    they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
    and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
    the L
ORD’s love is with those who fear him,
 and his righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep his covenant
    and remember to obey his precepts
.

Reflection

Last week I heard a news report that stated that new research has led astronomers to realize that there are ten times more stars in the universe than they previously estimated. A minor miscalculation you may assume. Not really!

Milky Way Panorama by Trevor Dobson (flickr)

Our own Milky Way galaxy contains about 400 billion stars of varying sizes. The most recent astronomical estimate counts 170 billion galaxies in the observable universe. To do a rough calculation of the total number of stars in the universe, you multiply 400 billion stars X 170 billion galaxies and get a number with twenty-five zeroes tacked on the end. Now that’s astronomical!

So how does that ginormous number connect with today’s reading from Psalm 103? It tells us the LORD’s concern and care for us are nothing short of astounding. The God who created all that vast array of stars cares even for you and me. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust (v. 13-14).

Dust… We are nothing more than dust. From dust we were formed and to dust we will return. (See Genesis 3:19.) Yet despite our humble origin and our body’s grave fate, we have a God who has the compassion of a father for his children. Furthermore, this care and compassion is not fleeting; it’s eternal. Our time on earth may be transitory, but God’s love for us persists. But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts (v. 17-18).

Why would a God of such infinite capacity commit Himself to a creature of such miniscule significance? The LORD is mind-boggling; God is completely mind-boggling! You can see it in the stars. You can count it in the grains of dust—dust that the LORD loves!

Response

Father God, you are matchless. There is none like you. Your compassion is astonishing. Your grandeur is beyond my ability to even imagine. I love you, LORD. I bow in awe. Amen.

Your Turn

How big is your God? How tiny are you before this awesome God? How does knowing his love make you feel?


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