Neville Goddard on Psalms 116:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 116 in context

Scripture Focus

1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Psalms 116:1-4

Biblical Context

The psalm states that the LORD heard the speaker's prayers and that he will call on Him as long as he lives. It frames fear as a state to be overcome by turning to inner deliverance.

Neville's Inner Vision

From Neville's vantage, Psalms 116:1-4 reveals that the LORD is the I Am within you, the living awareness that answers the moment you stand in your creative power. The phrase I love the LORD because he hath heard my voice expresses the simple truth that your inner state has received your supplications. When it says he inclined his ear unto me, imagine the attention of consciousness turning toward you, making you feel seen, acknowledged, and valued by your own awakening. Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live becomes a commitment to dwell in a state that is already heard and sustained, not a petition aimed at a distant deity. The sorrows of death and the pains of hell are merely the climate of fear; you do not seek to escape God, you choose to become aware of your true nature. Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, deliver my soul translates into a practical inner practice: assume you are delivered, feel the freedom of your life, and let the inner I Am dissolve the fear. Deliverance, in this sense, is an inner renewal, not an external rescue.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and softly declare 'I am heard.' Imagine the inner I Am tilting its ear toward you and dwelling in the felt sense of delivery, letting fear melt.