world filled with idolatry and violence, and (3) the struggle to lean on God’s faithfulness amid the chaos. The psalmist struggles to display these factors realistically, not in terms of theological truisms, but as a song, a poem, a lament, and a praise. Psalm 221 manifests the following general form and movement: vv. 1–2: Sense of Forsakenness vv. 3–5: The Holy God has been Trusted for Deliverance in the Past vv. 6–8: Mockery about God’s Absence Endured vv. 9–11: Memory of God’s Care from Birth