Neville Goddard on Psalms 140:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 140 in context

Scripture Focus

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 140:4-5

Biblical Context

The psalm pleads for protection from harm and from those who would derail the path, naming snares set by the proud along the way.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psalms 140:4-5 invites you to interpret the threats not as external forces but as states of mind. The hands of the wicked and the violent man symbolize inner opposition to your true action, and the proud’s snares are thoughts and conditions that would overthrow your goings. By claiming the I AM as your real presence, you place yourself beyond fear and outside the grip of those imagined dangers. See the nets as illusions dissolving into light when you rest in awareness; the Selah invites a pause to let this truth sink in until the sense of safety is unshakeable. Your life becomes the expression of the I AM, not the judgments of others. In this inner atmosphere, protection is a function of consciousness—you are preserved by the very awareness that witnesses and accepts all scenes without being overwhelmed by them.