Neville Goddard on Psalms 14:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 14 in context

Scripture Focus

1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

Psalms 14:1-4

Biblical Context

Psalm 14 declares that saying there is no God leads to corruption, and God looks down to see if anyone understands and seeks Him. It concludes that, from this perspective, there is none who does good.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 1 presents a mental scene: the fool proclaims there is no God, a belief that arises from thinking you are apart from consciousness itself. But God is the I AM within you—the awake, aware I that cannot be found outside. When you assent to separation, you feel corrupt, and you might 'eat up' your brothers in fear, neglecting to call upon the LORD of your being. The 'looking down from heaven' is simply the diagnostic attention of your own awareness, seeking understanding and alignment. The claim 'Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge?' becomes a correctional mirror: you can notice these thoughts and revise them. There is no real enemy outside of your inner state; the entire scene is a drama of consciousness asking to awaken. The practical work is to revise by recognizing unity: imagine the presence of the LORD within you now, understand that you are always seeking Him, and allow the feeling of that oneness to fill your heart. As you dwell in this realization, discord dissolves and life reorders itself to reflect your inward alignment.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the I AM is within you and there is no separation. Revise the thought 'There is no God' by affirming 'There is only God within me now, I seek Him and I am known by Him,' and feel that truth as you breathe.