זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה וָֽ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃
Je me souviens de ton nom pendant la nuit, Seigneur, et j’observe ta Loi.
Duties of the Heart
Prayer at night is praised in the holy scriptures, such as: "At night I remembered Your name, O L-ord..." (Tehilim 119:55), and "At midnight, I rise to give thanks to You.." (Tehilim 119:62), and "I rose before the dawning of the morning, and cried out" (Tehilim 119:147), and "My eyes preceded the watches to speak of Your word" (Tehilim 119:148), and "at night I was opposite You" (Tehilim 88:2), and "Arise, cry out in the night, Pour out your heart like water before G-d" (Eicha 2:19), and many more like this.