There is a great hymn from the Atharva Veda on the night (Ratri):
“Oh Night, for our safety,
make the snake blind,
scorch him, behead him!
Gouge out the eyes
of the wolf and entrap
the thief in a snare!
…
As a millet seed, blown by the wind
is scattered beyond finding,
so blow him far, Oh night,
they who wish us ill!
…
Oh resplendent Night,
May you lead us sinless
to dawn, from dawn to day,
and from day back to you!