The sefer / Part I / Torah 149
חצות לילה אקום להודות לך
No shiur on this Torah yet. R’ Moshe’s shiurim so far cover Torahs 1–34.
English translation by Moshe Mykoff © Breslov Research Institute, from Sefaria, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.
“Chatzot Laylah (At mid-night) I awake to thank You for Your just laws.” (Psalms 119:62)
Chatzot is as effective as a redemption, for it mitigates the judgments. This is because “just” is judgment, and “laws” is mercy.
This is the meaning of: for Your just laws—That is, [when] justice suppresses law, the way to correct this is: At chatzot of night I awake .
And the main time for Chatzot is always six hours from nightfall, whether in summer or winter. The time of Chatzot begins then, and continues until the end of the second watch—i.e., for two hours.
In the morning it is good to gaze at the sky. By doing so, one draws daat (holy knowledge).