Of old many miracles didst Thou perform wondrously at night. In the earliest of the watches of the night, to Abraham, the righteous convert, didst Thou grant victory in the division of the night.
It came to pass at midnight.
Thou didst judge Abimelech, the king of Gerar, in a dream of the night. Thou didst frighten Laban the Aramite in the dark of night, and Israel fought with an angel and overcame him at night.
It came to pass at midnight.
The firstborn seed of Egypt didst Thou bruise at midnight. They did not find their wealth when they arose at night. The swift armies of Sisra, prince of Harosheth, didst thou crush with the stars at night.
It came to pass at midnight.
Sennacherib the blasphemer, schemed to attack the Chosen City, but Thou didst cause his corpse to rot at night. The idol Bel and his pedestal fell in the blackness of night. To Daniel the beloved was revealed the secret of the visions of the night.
It came to pass at midnight.
Belshazzar, who drank from the Sacred Vessels, was killed that very night. Daniel saved from the lion’s pit, interpreted the terrors of the night. Haman the Agagite nurtured hate and wrote letters on a night.
It came to pass at midnight.
Thou didst arouse Thy powers against him by disturbing the sleep of Ahasuerus in the night. Thou wilt tread a winepress for him who holds vigil, “Watchman what of the night?” He will cry out like a watchman and proclaim, “Morning has come, and also night!”
It came to pass at midnight.
Bring near the day which is neither day nor night. Highest One, make known that thine is the day, also thine the night. Appoint watchmen over Thy city all day and all night. Mayst Thou make bright like the light of day, the darkness of our night!
It came to pass at midnight.