Beset By The Divine Hand
Psalms 139:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 139 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse declares that God surrounds the speaker on every side and lays His hand upon them, signaling intimate guidance and protection. It invites you to rest in the awareness that the divine presence encircles and upholds.
Neville's Inner Vision
Seeing Psalm 139:5 through Neville's lens, you are not traversing space but entering a state. The divine surround—behind, before, and the hand laid upon you—points to an inner boundary of awareness. God is the I AM that you are, and this I AM encircles your being, ensuring every thought and move arises within a protected field. When you acknowledge this, you need not chase guidance in the external world; you embody the channel through which life flows. Your imagination is not fantasy but the instrument by which Providence takes form. The beset motif becomes a blessing: you are boxed in by the unlimited presence of consciousness, and that enclosure is safety, inspiration, and direction. Practice becomes a revising of your sense of self: affirm that you are surrounded and held by the Divine I AM, feel the touch of that hand as steady assurance, and by feeling it real, let your next thought arise from within that circle rather than from fear. In this sense, relief is the natural byproduct of this inner alignment.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and silently repeat: 'I am surrounded by divine presence, behind and before me, and the hand of God upon me.' Feel the surrounding circle of awareness and rest in that end-state, then let it guide your next thought or action from within it.
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