Neville Goddard on Psalms 20:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 20 in context

Scripture Focus

1The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

2Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

4Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

Psalms 20:1-4

Biblical Context

Psalms 20:1-4 expresses a petition for divine aid in trouble. It asks the LORD to hear, defend, send help from the sanctuary, and grant blessings according to the heart and counsel.

Neville's Inner Vision

View this psalm as a map of your inner kingdom. The day of trouble is the moment your awareness feels distant from its own power; yet the I AM within you—God in you—hears and defends, not by external force but by awakening your state of consciousness. When you cry, 'Send help from the sanctuary,' you are not seeking outside aid, but inviting your higher self, the sanctuary of your own mind, to respond. Strength comes 'out of Zion' because Zion is the center of your awareness where your desire and divine law meet. The offerings and burnt sacrifices symbolize deliberate acts of self-dedication—gratitude, trust, and unwavering petition. The Lord's grant 'according to thine own heart' and fulfilling 'thy counsel' reveal that your inner state writes the contract; God answers in the measure your consciousness aligns with your deepest aim. Therefore cultivate the inner certainty that you are heard, that the I AM has already set in motion the conditions favorable to your good. As you habituate this inner decree, outward relief unfolds as the natural expression of your renewed inner order.