Neville Goddard on Psalms 12:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 12 in context

Scripture Focus

1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Psalms 12:1-8

Biblical Context

Psalm 12 pleads for help as the faithful seem scarce and vanity abounds; it promises God will arise to protect the oppressed, and that the Lord's words are pure and will preserve what endures.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your inner life, the godly man is the steady state of awareness, not a person outwardly named. When the voices of vanity, flattery, and double hearts arise in your mind, understand they are the outer expressions of inner dispositions you are choosing to identify with. The Lord cutting off flattering lips is the I AM pruning the habit of pretending to prevail with clever words apart from truth. Who claims to prevail with their tongue? That is your tendency to rely on surface speech rather than the living truth within. The verse that God will arise to set the needy in safety speaks to the moment you decide to protect the vulnerable parts of your consciousness—the poor and the sighing within you—by aligning with a higher intention. The words of the Lord, pure as silver refined, are the patterns of reality that stay when appearances falter. You are kept by the Lord, preserved from generation to generation, while the outward world seems to exalt the wicked. Learn to trust the enduring quality of your inner Lord and let your inner speech reflect that purity.

Practice This Now

Imitate the Lord in your mind: close your eyes, say 'I AM the Lord who preserves and speaks pure words through me,' and feel a steady safety rise. Then revise any fear by affirming the truth of your inner protection and the purification of your words.