Neville Goddard on Psalms 125:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 125 in context

Scripture Focus

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

5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

Psalms 125:4-5

Biblical Context

The psalm invites you to live from a good, upright heart, promising peace to those in inner alignment; those who wander into crooked ways are guided back, yet true peace remains with the faithful.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your good is not a moral label but a state of consciousness you inhabit. Do good to those that be good and upright in heart translates to: cultivate a steadfast inner alignment, and your outer world will reflect that integrity. The LORD leads forth those who turn aside into crooked paths with the workers of iniquity—this is the inner law at work, drawing circumstances to reveal your current belief about yourself. If you remain conscious of the I AM as the source of all goodness, you will not be bent by appearances of others’ faults or by a sense of separation. Instead, you revise by assuming the feeling of the already-real peace that accompanies uprightness. Peace shall be upon Israel—the consciousness that constitutes your innermost nation—when you keep your gaze on the state of harmony within, you allow the outer to align with that inner image. The verse thus becomes a manual for inner discipline: cultivate the good heart, acknowledge the I AM as your reality, and watch peace bloom in every corner of your life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly and assume the I AM as the source of all good; feel the peace that comes with an upright heart. If crooked thoughts arise, revise them by affirming, "I see only the upright in myself and others" and let that image settle into your world.