Inner Portion, Divine Presence
Psalms 16:5-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Psalms 16 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Psalm 16:5–9 declares that the Lord is the speaker's portion, counsel, and constant presence, resulting in a steady heart, joyful hope, and a body resting in that assurance. It points to a life ordered by divine companionship and inner guidance that brings security and peace.
Neville's Inner Vision
I read Psalm 16:5–9 as a map of consciousness. The Lord is not an external deity far off, but the very portion of my awareness—my I AM, my living certainty. When I claim God as my portion and cup, I feel the inner support that maintains my lot as the truth of my being. The lines fall in pleasant places because I choose to dwell in this divine consciousness, and I affirm that I have a goodly heritage preserved by my most intimate right hand. I set the Lord before me as a fixed point of attention, not a distant plea but a present reality I walk with. This alignment makes me unmovable, for the divine presence is at my right hand. In night seasons, the inner counsel rises within me; my reins instruct me with a quiet, assured whisper. My heart becomes glad, my glory rejoices, and my flesh rests in hopeful certainty, knowing that the unseen is shaping the seen through the unbroken flow of I AM awareness. I am this inner Lord, and all life responds to the reality I hold as true now.
Practice This Now
Imitate the verse by assuming, in imagination, that the Lord is your portion and your right hand. Stay with that feeling for a few minutes, and let your inner landscape rearrange itself to pleasant places; carry this sense into your day, knowing you are unmovable by any external circumstance.
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