Neville Goddard on Psalms 18:13-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 18 in context

Scripture Focus

13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

Psalms 18:13-15

Biblical Context

Psalm 18:13-15 presents God as a power that moves in heaven and on earth, with thunder, hail, fire, and lightning. It also shows that a rebuke can reveal the hidden order of creation by exposing the channels of waters and the foundations beneath.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville lens, the storm and the voice are not external judgments but the movements of your own consciousness. The Highest giving voice mirrors the moment when your I AM—your awareness—accepts a new reality. The hail, fire, and arrows are thoughts empowered by imagination when you insist upon a revision. Each bolt of lightning is a flash of insight, scattering old doubts and exposing hidden patterns within you. The lines about channels of waters and foundations being discovered by rebuke point to the inner channels of feeling and belief that underpin your world. When you rebuke a fear with a deliberate I AM statement, you reveal the underlying architecture of your experience—the creeks that carry your feelings and the bedrock beliefs that support your life. This psalm invites you to turn inner wind into decisive creation: let your awareness speak, and watch as inner scenes rearrange to match your most complete sense of self.

Practice This Now

Assume the state I AM and feel it real, in this moment declare I am the ordered Now. Then imagine the storm subsiding, channels of water aligning, and the foundations of your world settling into perfect harmony.