Aijeleth Shahar

Aijeleth Shahar, meaning hind of the dawn, appears as the title of Psalm 22 in the Hebrew superscription. It is understood as a musical direction, likely indicating either the name of a familiar melody to which the psalm was sung, or the designation of an instrument associated with its performance. Psalm 22, with its opening cry of desolation (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?) and its movement toward praise, is among the most extensively cited psalms in the New Testament passion narratives, lending the title a resonance beyond its original technical musical function.