I've read it through multiple times, but then again I am a believer.

Either way you look at it, as a piece of divine instruction, or as a piece of intelligent literature, it's a great read, and one I would recommend everyone read at least once.

I can't wait for you to get through psalms and let me know what you think.

To me, it was always one of the most riveting books of the bible.

There you have a man's (David) innermost thoughts and communication from thousands of years ago, spilled out onto a page.

It's fascinating stuff.

And believe it or not, the Old testament is chalk full of action, violence, sex, etc.
Not that it glamorizes those things, but it was about real people with real lives, and real issues.

And no matter how much the modern church often tries to suppress those inevitable facets of life,

they existed back then, and they still exist today.