Neville Goddard on Psalms 113:1-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 113 in context

Scripture Focus

1Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.

4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

5Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalms 113:1-9

Biblical Context

Plain summary: The psalm invites the LORD's servants to praise His name continually, from sunrise to sunset. It presents God as exalted above all and as one who lifts the poor and blesses the barren.

Neville's Inner Vision

I read this as a schooling of the inner man. The LORD is not a distant ruler but the I AM within you—awareness you can call by its sacred name. To praise the LORD from the rising of the sun to the going down is to keep your consciousness in a state of steady gratitude, knowing that your life is governed by an unchanging, benevolent presence. The lines about God dwelling on high and yet humbling Himself to behold heaven and earth reveal the paradox of might and humility in the I AM: greatness that notices and delights in your inner world. Through this awareness the 'poor' and the 'needy' are raised from dust and put among princes of your own inner kingdom, and the barren woman becomes a joyful mother. This is not about external favors but about your mind’s capacity to revise itself—imagination becoming life, lack dissolving in abundance. So dwell often in that state, and you will find your outer experience following your inner revision.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the I AM consciousness, declaring, 'I praise the name within me.' Hold the feeling that you are lifted into a royal fellowship and that lack yields to abundance.