Inner Justice Psalm Insight

Psalms 140:8-11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Psalms 140 in context

Scripture Focus

8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalms 140:8-11

Biblical Context

The psalm prays that God withholds the wicked's desires and thwarts their schemes. It declares that the wicked's own words and violence will undo them.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's lens, the wicked are not outside aggressors but inner thoughts and habits that threaten your peace. The verse asks you to refuse granting those desires and to withhold attention from the devices that arise in your mind to exalt themselves. When you feel surrounded by fear, hostility, or harsh speech, know that every movement of life begins as a feeling in your I AM. To grant not is to withdraw your identification from the thought that you are at the mercy of another's plans. Let the head of those that compass you about symbolize the cleverness of fear within you, which you cover with the quietness of inspired awareness. See the imagery of burning coals and deep pits as the transforming energy of your own conviction—cleansing, not punitive, separating you from the impulse to retaliate. Persist in the inner assumption of order and justice, and the so-called external violence loses its force as your consciousness aligns with right rulership. Soon the outer scene will reflect this inward law, and you will know you govern your life by the I AM rather than by another's words.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a brief sitting, assume the state that you govern your inner kingdom; declare, I refuse the desires of the wicked and let their schemes fall away. Then feel the peaceful certainty that your awareness right now governs the scene.

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