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Night Prayer for tonight Wednesday, October 28, 2026

A night prayer from Compline, the prayer the Church has prayed before sleep for centuries: psalms for the night, the Song of Simeon and the blessing of Numbers 6. Seven verses, a new window each night.

1

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

Psalm 63:6 · BSB

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. KJV

2

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

Psalm 63:7 · BSB

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. KJV

3

I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.

Psalm 16:7 · BSB

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. KJV

4

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 16:8 · BSB

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. KJV

5

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

Psalm 139:11 · BSB

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. KJV

6

even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

Psalm 139:12 · BSB

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. KJV

7

‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;

Numbers 6:24 · BSB

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: KJV

For a fixed prayer to pray every night, see the bedtime prayer from the Bible and Bible verses for sleep.

Questions

What is a good night prayer from the Bible?

Tonight: Psalm 63:6, Psalm 63:7, Psalm 16:7, Psalm 16:8, Psalm 139:11, Psalm 139:12, Numbers 6:24. Psalm 63:6: “When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.”

What is Compline?

Compline is the last prayer of the Church's day, prayed before sleep. It uses psalms such as Psalm 4, 91 and 134, the Song of Simeon (Luke 2) and the blessing of Numbers 6.