Psalms 119:147 - Exposition

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried (comp. Psalms 119:62 ). Evening, morning, and noonday were the three usual times of prayer ( Psalms 55:17 ). The writer could not wait for morning. Either he woke up to pray at midnight, or at any rate he anticipated the dawn, and began his morning prayer while it was still dark. I hoped in thy Word . Hope was so strong in him that it did not suffer him to rest.