Neville Goddard on Psalms 121:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 121 in context

Scripture Focus

5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Psalms 121:5-8

Biblical Context

Psalm 121:5-8 presents the Lord as keeper and shade, guarding you day and night and preserving your soul and path. It promises ongoing protection in all your movements, now and forever.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the psalm, the Lord is described as keeper and shade at your right hand, a constant presence that wards off danger and guards the path you take. In this reading, this is not history; it is your state of consciousness. The 'I AM' that you are, when awakened to itself, becomes the keeper who never slumbers. The sun and moon are not external suns but inner movements of fear and doubt that would smite you; recognize them as acts of mind, not fate, and refuse to concede their power. When you dwell in the awareness 'I AM,' you automatically inhabit the shade at your right hand - the safeguarded position of your own attention. Your going out and coming in are not time-bound events but movements of consciousness that the I AM preserves. Trust is not earned from without; it is realized within as you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled: you are already kept, already safe, already guided. The psalm becomes a daily revision, a reminder that no evil can enter your inner theater while you dwell in the protector.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state of being kept—silently declare 'I AM the Lord my keeper' and feel the protective shade at your right hand until that safety is tangible.