Neville Goddard on Psalms 12:2-6 - 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:

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.

Psalms 12:2-6

Biblical Context

Plain: The psalm describes people who speak vanity and flattering words with a double heart. It then proclaims that the LORD will arise to defend the oppressed and that the LORD's words are pure, refined like silver.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice the surface of the verse and listen to the inner weather it describes. People speak vanity and flatter, their words moving with a double heart—this is a state of fragmented consciousness. The moment you recognize that inner split, the text reveals the remedy: the LORD shall arise. In Neville terms, your higher I AM rises in your awareness to defend the vulnerable you—the poor and needy within—and to set you safely above the grip of puffed-up thought. The 'words of the LORD are pure' points to a consciousness that is refined, undisturbed by pride or flattery; it is a state that has been tested as silver in a furnace seven times over. When you dwell in that pure awareness, your speech and actions become aligned with truth, and your world reflects that alignment—deliverance, safety, and integrity. The outer oppression gives way to inner confidence as you accept and embody the I AM as lord over your lips, over your life, and over your moment.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that the I AM governs your speech; revise any flattering self-talk by declaring, 'My lips are the Lord's to speak truth through me'; then imagine the pure words flowing through your life, purifying every area.