Neville Goddard on Psalms 144:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 144 in context

Scripture Focus

7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Psalms 144:7-8

Biblical Context

Psalm 144:7-8 pleads for a divine intervention to be delivered from peril and deceit.

Neville's Inner Vision

Whatever waters overwhelm you in the moment, remember that the hand from above is your own I AM reaching down into your consciousness to lift a frightened, doubtful you into a still, aware state. The 'strange children' are the stray thoughts and familiar fears that pretend to rule your life; their 'vanity' is the chatter of appearances, and their 'right hand'—the grasp of falsehood—signifies the outward circumstances you mistake for reality. Yet in the inner theatre, God is not distant but the I AM within, always present, delivering you by a quiet reordering of your beliefs. When you accept that you are already held by Providence, the waters recede as your renewed sense of self takes the helm. The Psalmist asks for a deliverer; you answer by invoking the innate power of your consciousness to revise what seems real, replacing anxiety with certainty, separation with oneness, and confusion with direction. This is not force from without, but a shift within: you awaken to your true nature as the one through whom reality is created and kept.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and imagine a radiant hand descending from above and lifting you out of the great waters. Then declare, 'I AM delivered; I choose truth and faithfulness,' and feel the relief as your inner state aligns with that conviction.