Neville Goddard on Psalms 119:145-152 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 119 in context

Scripture Focus

145I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.

150They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

151Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

Psalms 119:145-152

Biblical Context

The psalmist pours out a wholehearted cry, vows to keep the statutes, and trusts that the divine law is near and true. The inner discipline unfolds as the path to meditation and salvation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your cry is not a plea to a distant God, but the turning of your awareness toward the inner law you are. 'I cried with my whole heart' signals complete investment in the I AM; 'thy statutes' are the inner orders of consciousness. When you 'hear me,' you hear your own mind recognizing the I AM's governance. 'I will keep thy statutes' becomes a deliberate revision: align thoughts and feelings with the inner commandments, living truth in the mind's law. 'Quicken me according to thy judgment' asks to awaken the body of life to the living word within; the 'testimonies' and 'word' are the steady patterns of consciousness that endure through dawn and night. Those who chase mischief are those who drift from this inner law; you need never fear, for God is near as your own awareness. The eternal foundation of the testimonies is your unchanging reality, not external commands, but the immutable orders of your I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: In a moment, declare within, 'I am the I AM; I keep Thy statutes.' Feel the inner word quicken your life as you imagine dawn aligning with divine order.