Neville Goddard on Psalms 11:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 11 in context

Scripture Focus

1In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

3If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Psalms 11:1-4

Biblical Context

The psalmist declares trust in the LORD, warns against fleeing, notes the arrows of the wicked, and asks what the righteous can do when foundations seem destroyed. Yet he grounds hope in the LORD's eternal throne.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Psalm 11:1-4, the drama unfolds as a declaration of consciousness. 'In the LORD put I my trust' is not a plea for external protection, but a claim of inner authority—the I AM that never departs from you. To hear 'Flee as a bird to your mountain' is to catch a thought that seeks safety in form; the true refuge is the steadfast awareness that the LORD sits upon the throne in heaven, within your own awareness. The arrows aimed at the upright in heart reveal how thoughts of danger arise in mind; but the 'foundations' that seem destroyed are externals, not the rock of your own being. The LORD's temple and throne signify your unchanging state of consciousness where you are always safe. His eyes behold, his eyelids try; this is the inner clarity that tests motives and purges fear. Your trust is not in changing circumstances but in the I AM that remains unmoved. When you dwell there, you discover that even the most threatening appearances lose their hold, and life aligns with truth from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: For five minutes, repeat, 'In the LORD I put my trust,' and imagine standing inside the inner temple, feeling the throne of heaven as your own awareness, allowing fear to dissolve.