Neville Goddard on Psalms 125:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 125 in context

Scripture Focus

1They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Psalms 125:1-4

Biblical Context

Trust in the Lord makes you as steadfast as Zion; God encircles the faithful and keeps their way secure. It calls for doing good and preserving upright hearts.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the Lord not as a distant king but as the I AM you; the mountain Zion is the unshakable state of awareness that you already are. When you trust, you feel possession of the eternal, and you do not move because your center is awareness that abides forever. The mountains around Jerusalem, then, are the protective conditions you call forth by your inner setting. God circles his people—your consciousness—now and always, guarding your thoughts, choices, and acts from inner compulsion toward fear or compromise. The 'rod of the wicked' is the impulse to surrender your stable state to fleeting temptation; it cannot rest upon your lot if you remain conscious of your rightness and your alignment with the I AM. The command ‘Do good’ is an invitation to act from the consciousness you already possess, to be upright in heart by living harmoniously with your inner truth. Rest in the inner sanctuary; let your outer world reflect a life anchored in that perpetual security.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling: I am encircled by Zion; the Lord is round about me and I rest in the I AM. When fear arises, revise it by affirming, 'This cannot rest upon my lot; I am upright in heart' and let that truth sink in with a slow exhale.