Neville Goddard on Psalms 146:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 146 in context

Scripture Focus

3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Psalms 146:3-5

Biblical Context

Put simply, the psalm warns not to trust princes or mortal men whose breath and thoughts fade. Happiness comes to those whose hope rests in the LORD, the God of Jacob.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that the 'princes' and the 'son of man' are not merely rulers of earth, but states of consciousness you entertain. To trust them is to misplace your awareness in a fickle weather of change. The I AM, the LORD within, is your true resource— for this God of Jacob is the steady, personal awareness that never leaves you. When you identify with external authority, you contract to the limits of their breath and their passing thoughts; you become the day’s weather, swayed by appearances. But as you turn inward and anchor your imagination in the LORD, you recall that your very life is sourced in the I AM. Your "help" is not distant, it is inner insistence, a present feeling of being held by a constant presence. The psalmist declares happiness for those who quietly rely on this inner God, whose hope is set in the LORD. So, in practice, imagine you are the God of Jacob waking within you, and let your thoughts align with that divine memory. This is how you rise beyond transient princes and rest in lasting reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close eyes, and revise any belief in external rulers; declare 'My trust is in the LORD within' until it feels true. Then, dwell in that felt sense for a minute, letting it displace doubt.