Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 16:19-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

20And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

1 Samuel 16:19-23

Biblical Context

David is sent to Saul, becomes his armourbearer, and his playing on the harp brings Saul relief.

Neville's Inner Vision

David’s arrival in Saul’s court is the symbol of a new state of consciousness entering your mind. You are the one who sends for your David—the quiet self that tends the sheep of your thoughts—so that your inner king may stand before the throne of awareness. The 'evil spirit' that torments Saul represents a restless, distrusting mood in you. When David lifts the harp and plays, the sound is not a mere tune but a deliberate act of imagining from the I AM, a revision that shifts vibration. As you feel him stand before you, you invite a presence that refreshes the mind, and the agitation departs. This is not rescue by outward power but the awakening of your own royal state through inner states. The more you dwell in the sense that you are the one who houses David, the more the mind relaxes, and harmony returns. Through imagination you restore your inner Saul to health and peace, proving that Presence and Kingship are yours now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume David is with you now, standing before you as the king within; hear the harp in your inner ear and feel refreshment spreading through you. Repeat: I am the Presence that refreshes; the mind is calm and restored.