Neville Goddard on Psalms 124:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 124 in context

Scripture Focus

1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Psalms 124:1-5

Biblical Context

The psalm proclaims that safety comes from the LORD being on Israel's side; without that presence, danger would have overwhelmed them.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the Psalm as naming not a danger past, but your inner state. If the I AM, the LORD within, is on your side, no outward wave can swallow you; no "waters" can overwhelm your soul. The enemies that rose up are merely thoughts that appear when you forget who you are. The deliverance described is not a rescue from without, but a conversion of your consciousness. When you acknowledge the LORD as your present I AM, fear dissolves; the belief in two powers—one against you—drops away, and you walk as the one God knows. In Neville's terms, salvation is the renewal of your assumption: from "I am at risk" to "I AM here, I am safe." The psalm's peril is the mind's punctuation; the storm is the ever-changing surface of a fixed, eternal you. By dwelling in the feeling that the I AM rides with you, you pass the tide as a sea of thoughts, not a march of facts. Your soul remains unworried because the outer world is simply a reflection of your inner posture, and the posture is that the I AM is on your side.

Practice This Now

Practice: In the present, assume 'the Lord is on my side' as your living state. Then quietly revise any fear by saying, 'I am the I AM, and this fear cannot overwhelm me; I am delivered by inner presence.'