Neville Goddard on Psalms 107:23-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 107 in context

Scripture Focus

23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

24These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.

28Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

30Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

Psalms 107:23-30

Biblical Context

The psalm portrays sailors who face the sea's tempests, observe divine wonders, cry out, and are brought to safety.

Neville's Inner Vision

These verses unveil a psychology: the sea is the flux of your own consciousness, the ships your endeavors, the great waters the storms of belief. The works of the LORD revealed in the deep are the lively insights when awareness witnesses the waves and sees them as movement of mind, not as external fate. The storm is commanded by thought; when you turn to the I AM—the steady watcher within—you disarm the wind. Crying to the LORD is turning toward consciousness itself, not begging for mercy but aligning with your true nature. He brings you to calm by ceasing identification with the storm; the waves become still as you inhabit your desired haven in imagination. Your soul is melted not by external calamity but by the revelation that you are already free, that your consciousness can keep the ship on course regardless of the weather. Thus deliverance is inner, not outer; the haven you seek exists in the state you assume.

Practice This Now

In a moment of inner storm, close your eyes and assume the feeling of the calm I AM within; revise every wave of fear as not mine. Then imagine yourself arriving at your desired haven, and rest there in awareness.