My eyesanticipatethe night watches,That I may meditateon Your word.
I will meditateon Your preceptsAnd regardYour ways.
At midnightI shall riseto givethanksto You Becauseof Your righteousordinances.
O God,You are my God;I shall seekYou earnestly;My soulthirstsfor You, my fleshyearnsfor You, In a dryand wearylandwhere there is nowater.
WhenI rememberYou on my bed,I meditateon You in the night watches,
"Arise,cryaloudin the nightAt the beginningof the night watches;Pourout your heartlike waterBeforethe presenceof the Lord;Liftup your handsto Him For the lifeof your littleonesWho are faintbecause of hungerAt the headof everystreet."
It was at thistimethat He went offto the mountainto pray,and He spent the whole nightin prayerto God.
