Neville Goddard on Psalms 25:4-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Psalms 25 in context

Scripture Focus

4Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

Psalms 25:4-9

Biblical Context

The psalm is a prayer for guidance in truth, mercy, and the path of righteousness. It links teachability and inner trust to the I AM within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us translate the psalm into your inner life: the 'ways' and 'paths' are states of consciousness you cultivate. When you ask the LORD to teach, you are not seeking an outside teacher, but consenting to the I AM within you as the source of truth. 'The God of my salvation' is your own sense of being saved by awareness; waiting on Him all the day is the steady attention you give to the inner guidance that arises from imagination. Remembering tender mercies is recalling the past occasions when your inner life proved gentle and true; forgetting the sins of youth is choosing to drop old identifications and align with present mercy. Good and upright is the LORD, meaning your true nature is benevolent and sure, and therefore will teach you the way. The meek—the teachable—will be guided in judgment; they will be taught His way. So the teaching comes not as facts but as alignment: you revise your self-concept to reflect a state that already knows the path. Your task is to dwell in that state and feel the direction arise from within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe into your center, and assume the state: 'I am guided by the I AM; the next step is revealed now.' Feel the path as if you already know it, then act from that inner certainty.