Neville Goddard on Psalms 12:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 12 in context

Scripture Focus

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:

Psalms 12:2-3

Biblical Context

The passage describes people speaking vainly to their neighbors with flattering lips and a double heart; it also promises that flattering lips and proud speech will be cut off.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 12 speaks outwardly of others, yet Neville would hear it as a revelation about your own consciousness. Flattery and the double heart are not truths about people somewhere; they are habits of your inner speech when you fear rejection or crave favor. You are the speaker and the evaluator; your neighbor is an image in your mind reflecting your state. When you assume the I AM as the sole identity behind every word, the mask of flattering lips loses its power. The double heart dissolves as you claim a single, true feeling—confidence, love, honesty—imagined until it is felt as fact. The promise that the LORD shall cut off is a law of consciousness: as you abandon outward admiration for inward sincerity, your outer speech loses vanity and speaks from the truth of your being. Practice by dwelling in a state where your words arise from sufficiency and peace, and notice how the world follows that inner adjustment.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM as the source of every word you utter; picture yourself speaking with a single-hearted sincerity. Say I am the truth of my words until you feel alignment and your speech shifts from flattery to honesty.