Neville Goddard on Psalms 106:32-39 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 106 in context

Scripture Focus

32They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

33Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

34They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

36And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

38And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

39Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

Psalms 106:32-39

Biblical Context

Psalm 106:32-39 recounts Israel’s failures: anger at the waters of strife and unadvised speech. They did not purge the nations, mingled with the heathen, learned their works, and worshiped idols, offering children to demons and polluting the land.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 106:32-39 is not a history lesson but a map of your inner kingdom. The waters of strife are your interior conflicts when you forget the I AM that governs you. Moses embodies the leadership you claim, yet when you permit a reactive thought you 'speak unadvisedly with your lips,' and your inner voice speaks in fear rather than faith. To fail to destroy the nations is to harbor patterns of limitation; to mix with the heathen is to adopt external opinions and beliefs rather than the living truth within you. When you serve idols, you barter the living Presence for substitutes that snare and bind. Sacrificing your inner children to devils and shedding 'innocent blood' are the acts of clinging to fear, ritual, or social conformity instead of trusting the I AM you truly are. The land becomes polluted by blood because you feed conflict and compromise into your atmosphere. Yet all of this is a wake-up call: these experiences are movements of your own consciousness. When you align with the I AM, the inner land is cleansed, the idols fall away, and a new order of peace—true worship—takes root within you.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and visualize the inner land as a temple; name one idol—fear, need for approval, or old habit—and affirm, 'I AM the Lord of this territory, casting out this idol now.' Feel the cleansing presence as the land returns to calm.