The Gemara previously asked how King David could know precisely when midnight was, when even Moshe Rabbeinu didn't know this. The gemara now presents a second answer to this question.
Second Answer: Rabbi Zeira says, In reality both Moshe Rabbeinu and King David knew precisely when chatzos was. If so we are left with two questions:
Question #1: Why did King David need the harp?
Answer: It was like an alarm clock that woke him up.
Question #2: Why did Moshe Rabbeinu say "at around midnight" which implies he didn't know exactly when midnight was?
Answer: Moshe did know. However, the astrologers of Pharoah may not have known and they would say Moshe was a liar. This follows Mar's statement: Train your tongue to say "I don't know" for otherwise you may be grabbed as a liar.
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