<p>16:25 <i>But about m<em>idnight</em></i>- The stocks were an instrument of torture which would have made sleeping impossible. It could have been that they might have died that night in that dark cave... if the earthquake had not happened.</p><p><em>Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God</em>- Literally, they were praying in singing hymns. Let's not forget that hymns are prayers being sung. The musical issues surrounding them can so easily distract from this realization.</p><p><em>And the prisoners were listening to them</em>- The fact no prisoners ran away (:28) may mean that they were converted by that evening of witness. See on :26.</p>