Poetical Books
Job
The story of Job's sufferings and patient endurance; the wisdom and power of God in dealing with him; his closing days of peace and prosperity.
Psalms
A compilation of songs of praise and devotion, used especially in the public worship of Jehovah.
Proverbs
A manual of practical rules of life setting wisdom over against folly—principally the work of Solomon.
Ecclesiastes
The story of a search for happiness in the things of the world, concluding with the emptiness of everything but the doing of God's will.
Song of Solomon
There are three principal views concerning the Song of Solomon or Song of Songs: (1) As a spiritual allegory, teaching God's love for Israel; (2) As an allegory with Christ as the Lover and his church as the beloved; (3) As the story of Solomon's love for the Shulamite.