Psalms 119:147

Psalms 119:147. I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

Early prayers seem seasonable. Before we have gone into the world, should we not first go to our God? Prayer ought to be the key of the morning to open it, as well as the key of the night to close it. And notice what should always be associated with prayer, namely, hope. "I hoped in thy word." There is no prayer like a hopeful prayer, in which a man hopes, believes, expects, that God will send him a blessing.