Neville Goddard on Psalms 101:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 101 in context

Scripture Focus

3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Psalms 101:3-5

Biblical Context

Psalm 101:3-5 declares a resolve to keep wicked things from sight, and to avoid the corrupt work of those who turn aside. It also commits to distancing the self from a froward heart, slander, and pride.

Neville's Inner Vision

These lines are a map of the inner kingdom. When I declare I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes, I am not binding external law but choosing the content of my own awareness. What I behold in imagination is the impressionable mirror of my consciousness; therefore I prune every image that does not reflect health, harmony, and integrity. To hate the work of them that turn aside is to love a disciplined mind—knowing that such works cannot cling to me once I identify with the I AM that stands still within. A froward heart shall depart from me means the old stubborn posture drops away as I align with a higher self who does not know a wicked person. Whoso privily slanders his neighbour, him I cut off—this is the cutting of the tendrils of gossip from my inner weather; I refuse to empower such vibration. The proud heart and high look are not suffered, for I dwell in the atmosphere of humility. Thus my inner sight remains innocent, and the outer world conforms to the peaceful order of my assumed state.

Practice This Now

Practice tonight: sit quietly, revise a troubling image into a noble one, and affirm, 'I set no wicked thing before my eyes,' then feel the state of purity as real.