Neville Goddard on Psalms 130:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 130 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Psalms 130:5-7

Biblical Context

Psalm 130:5-7 portrays waiting for the Lord with hopeful reliance on His word. It affirms that mercy and abundant redemption are available to those who place their trust in Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the verses as a teaching about states of consciousness rather than a timeline. 'I wait for the Lord' becomes, 'I am the I AM waiting within, while the word I regard as true fills my awareness.' The soul’s longing here is a deliberate revision of belief into experience. When you declare 'my soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning,' you affirm a stronger inner certainty than any outward alarm. The Lord’s mercy and plenteous redemption are not distant favors but inner energies accessible through recognition. Trust is the act of aligning your inner weather with the state you desire; you hope in the word because the word is your own consciousness made visible. Therefore your future is not a distant event but a present condition your awareness now inhabits. Let Israel—your authentic self—hope in the Lord, for in Him you discover mercy and redemption as realities already within you, awaiting your willing acceptance.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of being already redeemed now; close your eyes, repeat 'I am the I AM,' and feel the mercy and redemption as a present, surrounding your entire being.