קִדְּמ֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַ בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃
Inunahan ng aking mga mata ang mga pagbabantay sa gabi, upang magbulay-bulay sa Iyong salita.
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.