Psalms 119:147

“I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried - I anticipated it; I rose up to pray before the morning dawned. On the word “prevent,” see the notes at 1 Thessalonians 4:15; notes at Psalms 21:3; notes at Psalms 59:10; notes at Psalms 79:8. The meaning here is, that he rose up before the dawn, to pray. Thus the Saviour did, Mark 1:35. (a) It is proper thus to pray, for our earliest thoughts should be those of devotion; our earliest acts should be in acknowledgment of God. (b) Such a time is eminently favorable to devotion. Calm, still, quiet; before the thoughts are engaged in the world, and before the cares of life press upon us when the thoughts are clear, and the mind tranquil, the…”

“I prevented: That is, I anticipated, or rose before, the morning dawn; and was before hand with the light itself. Psa 5:3, Psa 21:3, Psa 42:8, Psa 88:13, Psa 130:6; Isa 26:9; Mar 1:35 hoped: Psa 119:74, Psa 119:81, Psa 56:4, Psa 130:5; Heb 6:17-19 Psalms 119:148”