Neville Goddard on Psalms 130:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 130 in context

Scripture Focus

1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Psalms 130:1-8

Biblical Context

David's cry rises from the depths to seek God. Forgiveness comes from the Lord, and hopeful waiting leads to redemption.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the psalmist does not plead to a distant deity but awakens you to the truth that the cry is the awakening of your own consciousness. 'Out of the depths' is the moment your inner self feels separate from the I AM. When you say, 'hear my voice,' you are actually confirming that the awareness inside you is listening, and that it can incline its ears toward your life as you accept your worth. If you weighed yourself by past faults and 'marked iniquities,' you would stand aloof; but in this scene there is forgiveness with thee, and that forgiveness is the recognition that you are already whole in the divine Presence. Your soul waits for the Lord, not in impatience, but in the steady confidence that the Word of this Presence is already your guidance. Israel, your inner nation, may hope in the Lord because mercy and plenteous redemption reside in the same I AM you awaken to. The promise is that He shall redeem you from all iniquities as you dwell in the truth that you are loved, seen, and complete here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes; in the stillness repeat, 'I am heard by the I AM.' Imagine mercy flowing through you and revise every sense of lack into forgiveness and wholeness.