Cipher 23. First Seven Psalms By Seven Spirits of God (Ps 1-7)
1. WHO? (1:1) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked,
2. WHY? (2:1) Why do the nations rage. Against YHWH, and against his anointed,
3. HOW? (3:1,7) YHWH how are mine adversaries increased. Arise, O YHWH; save me, O my God:
4. WHAT I pray for? (4:1) Answer me when I call, O God. Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
5. WHEN? (5:3) O YHWH, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice In the morning my prayer to thee.
6. WHERE troubled? (6:2,3) O YHWH, heal me; for my bones are troubled. My soul also is troubled:
7. WHICH way? (7:1,17) O YHWH my God, in thee do I take refuge Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me. I will give thanks unto YHWH according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of YHWH Most High
Commentary: The first seven Psalms were chosen for inclusion into the 77 Ciphers, because they illustrate how Seven Spirits of God introduce the entire Book of 150 Psalms. The above cross is but an example of how the Psalms’ verses commonly form a cross. Consider that the first verse in the Book of Psalms 1:1 forms the cross structured like this:
1. Blessed is the man 2. that walketh 3. not in the counsel 4. of the wicked.