Neville Goddard on Psalms 14:1-6 - 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.

5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

Psalms 14:1-6

Biblical Context

The verses declare that fools say there is no God and all are corrupt; yet God looks to see who understands and seeks Him, and the righteous find refuge in Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this reading, the 'fool' is a state of consciousness that believes in separation from the I AM. To declare 'There is no God' is to suspend awareness of your divine nature. The Lord looking down from heaven becomes your inner attention surveying thoughts until it recognizes the absence of a true understanding of God. When all are said to be gone aside, it points to a habit of mind clinging to limitation. Yet the line about fear and refuge is a promise: when you align with the truth that God dwells within, fear dissolves into stillness because the source of life is present as your very own awareness. To 'call upon the LORD' is to turn within and acknowledge the I AM that you are. The counsel of the poor is not laid bare as defeat but as opportunity: your inner counsel can be redirected to the one Presence who shelters you. In this inner reorientation, the generation of the righteous is the ongoing state of consciousness that knows God is your refuge and you are safe in Him.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and silently affirm, 'I am the I AM; God is my refuge now.' Feel a warm, quiet presence within as you repeat the affirmation, letting fear melt into awareness.