Neville Goddard on Psalms 139:1-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 139 in context

Scripture Focus

1O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Psalms 139:1-12

Biblical Context

The psalm declares God searches and knows every movement, word, and place. Nothing escapes divine presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalm 139 presents God as the all-seeing I AM who knows every move of your life and who surrounds your going and coming. In Neville’s manner, we read this as a declaration about your own state of consciousness: the awareness you are is the only reality; God is not distant but the very Being you are. When you feel searched, known, and held, you are facing your true nature—the I AM that is aware of every thought before it forms and every step you take. The lines about darkness and light both being alike to You are a reminder that no place, no thought, no fear can obscure the presence that you are. To live this psalm is to accept that your inner geography is eternal and presence-filled; you never escape, you never hide, for awareness itself is your home. Begin here: revise the sense of self to align with the feeling that you are seen, known, and guided by the hand that leads and holds you, and let your imagination practice this as reality now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and rest in the awareness that you are always known by the I AM; revise a current situation by affirming 'I am surrounded by divine seeing' until the feeling of it becomes real.