Neville Goddard on Psalms 16:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

4Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

5The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Psalms 16:1-6

Biblical Context

The psalm centers trust in God as refuge, declaring allegiance to the LORD. It celebrates delight in the saints and warns against idols, affirming a blessed inheritance secured in consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a Neville instruction, the psalm is a declaration that the I AM is the sole refuge and source of all good. Preserve me, O God, for in thee do I put my trust becomes: I preserve myself by trusting the I AM within. The soul’s cry Thou art my Lord marks a deliberate alignment—the consciousness in which I declare ownership of life, not by outward performance but by inner realization. The saints and the excellent are not distant personages but the states of awareness I delight in; when I dwell on them, I displace the lure of counterfeit gods. The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup expresses the law of inner finance: what I esteem inwardly becomes the outward arrangement of life, and my lot is maintained by a steady act of faith. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places translates to the impression of a favorable state upon my mind. By keeping faith with this inner economy, my heritage feels present here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you are already in possession of the Lord's portion. Rest in that realization by silently affirming, I AM the portion of mine inheritance, and feel the sense of abundance settling into your heart as you imagine your lines falling in pleasant places.