What do the Psalms mean?

My home church just started a series covering the book of Psalms. Many try to read the Psalms for devotional purposes and find what the writers say very unordinary. Yes, the language of the psalms does not match the language of today which makes them very hard to understand context. But, maybe there is something more behind the Psalms than trying to understand the context and language of the writer. I personally think the Psalms reveal a dynamic relationship between two persons: God and man.
The Psalms often ask hard questions. Questions that seek to find God in times of trouble. Sometimes the Psalmist rejoices at the presence of God during the good times. There seems to be this continual progression of good times mixed with times of trouble.
Through every phrase the Psalms invoke a sense that God wishes to hear our concerns. I never believe that the writers of the Psalms truly doubt Gods presence. They only voice their concerns in times of trouble and need that speak to how the writers really feel. They indeed ask the questions of Gods existence in certain situation because man cannot truly understand faith. The Psalmists ask where God is because they are so broken and hurting that they voice their concerns to an all loving God who wants to hear the concerns of His people.
It is hard to do this today because we make faith to be something that it is not. We say continually that you just need to believe that God is there whenever we are so broken and hurting that all we can ask is where is God? The writers of the Psalms are true with themselves and true to God. They never doubt God fully because only a "fool says in his heart 'there is no God'". I am not saying doubting God is what we are supposed to do to get some kind of pitty from Him so we can have better lives. I do believe honesty is the best policy as we voice how we truly feel. To voice our concerns, our pains, and our hurts to an all loving God who wishes to hear His children reach out to Him.
Faith is never done alone. For as we reach out to God we should reach out to others. To both be willing to share how we truly feel and if we are approached to understand the persons hurts and pains. We need to be honest with ourselves about our lives instead of hidding what is killing us deep down. I pray that you have a person in your life that you can share your heart with, as well as understanding that God is alive and seeks to hear you voice your concerns to Him.