It seems like the Psalms become more meaningful when you are in a place of dependence. I read recently that if all seems well with you, then you probably won't surrender to the Lord. We are often taken back to a place of dependence when it comes to life with God.
Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation.
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
I have been in a concordance lately tracing the word : "presence." It seems to me that the presence of God means alot more to you when you are "in over your head."