Neville Goddard on Psalms 124:3-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 124 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Psalms 124:3-7

Biblical Context

The verses recount a time when adversaries and overwhelming waters seemed to swallow the speaker, yet deliverance comes as the soul escapes and the snare breaks. Gratitude is voiced toward the LORD for this rescue.

Neville's Inner Vision

Remember that the outer crisis is only the stage for an inner awakening. When the 'enemies' drive us to despair and the 'waters' rush over our soul, the real danger is a fracture in consciousness—believing we are trapped by circumstance. In this psalm, the only true refuge is the I AM within—the inward LORD—who does not allow the self to become prey to fear. By refusing to identify with the panic, the speaker's sense of I AM expands beyond the personal body and the moment; the nascent awareness 'escapes as a bird' from the snare of limited thought. The 'snare' is not a rope but a mistaken story of separation; once that story breaks, the mind is unbound, and liberation becomes a felt reality. Hence deliverance is not a rescue from life, but a realization of your eternal freedom right now, regardless of outward conditions. The moment of danger dissolves when you affirm that you are the I AM, and the imagined threat dissolves into light.