Inner Refuge Psalm 142

Psalms 142:2-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Psalms 142 in context

Scripture Focus

2I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Psalms 142:2-7

Biblical Context

The psalmist pours out complaint and feels overwhelmed, seeking God as refuge and deliverer; he longs to be freed from his prison so he can praise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the scene as a movement of consciousness rather than a factual report. Psalm 142:2-7 reveals an inner cry for deliverance; Neville's approach reads it as a map of consciousness. The speaker pours out complaint and feels overwhelmed, but the phrase Thou knowest my path signals that the I AM within is always aware of your way. The snares and the look to the right hand are not external foes but beliefs of separation that you have accepted. When you declare Thou art my refuge and my portion, you are choosing the governing idea in your life—the moment you let awareness rest as your center. Attend unto my cry becomes a call to shift your inner state, not a petition to an outside power. Deliverance from persecutors becomes the release from limiting thoughts; being brought very low is the invitation to descend into faith where the mind is still and attentive. The line Bring my soul out of prison is the awakening from the dream of limitation into the freedom of the I AM, encircled by the rising righteousness of your inner community, and promised that the divine response will abound.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe deeply, and assume the feeling 'I am refuge' as your present reality. Revise the sense of isolation by inwardly declaring, 'The I AM surrounds me; I am delivered; I praise.'

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