Neville Goddard on Psalms 140:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 140 in context

Scripture Focus

3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

Psalms 140:3-5

Biblical Context

The verses describe a time of spiritual peril: others seek to harm or mislead, and snares are laid along the path. The psalmist petitions for protection and a safe, directed journey.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the enemies and the snare are not far off foes but images inside your own consciousness. The sharpening tongue and the venom beneath the lips point to thoughts you have entertained about yourself or your purpose, spoken into the world as if they were true. The cry Keep me, O LORD, is a turning of attention from danger to the I AM that you are conscious of. In Nevilles method, you do not beg for rescue from without; you assume the feeling of safety and a path unblocked by any supposed plot. Assume you are already preserved as you walk your way, and the surrounding threats begin to dissipate as you hold a state of unwavering awareness. The proud who spread nets and gins are prideful assumptions about lack or limitation that you drop by consistent prayer and inner revision. Selah invites pause renounce fear revise the story, and feel the outcome as if it is now. When you live as the I AM, you will see the world rearrange to fit the new inner truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I AM; feel the protection surrounding you as an invisible cord of light. Proceed through your day as if safeguarded by this inner reality.