Sometimes when things aren't going as we think they should, we can have our deepest communication with God.
Evil seems to be winning in our lives.
Then we'll question, doubt, and eventually, hopefully, we'll cry to the Lord out of our misery. David was about to go through many years like this and some of the most compelling and dramatic psalms were written at this time. In spite of their misery and sorrow, they remained faithful to God, trusting that He was still involved in their lives, trusting that their lives and what they were doing counted for something, and that He would work everything out to their good and His glory. In chapter 21 David begins his life as a fugitive. He goes to Nob where he meets Ahimelech the priest.